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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer
In some cases, probably, but he will also be facing the constraints imposed by some of his more contentious policies, including "the Wall", renegotiation of free trade agreements, obliging NATO partners to spend more (Canada, this means you!), etc. He will also certainly appoint conservative Supreme Court justices, which will have long term implications. Obamacare is toast in its current form.
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The most obvious impacts I've seen referenced in all the articles I'm reading today are:
- The carbon tax is dead. If we proceed without the Americans, we'll simply be giving them a competitive advantage that will be obvious and unpopular.
- Pipelines are back on the table.
- Countries that rely on American military protection from Russia are now on their own, and if NATO steps in to fill that void, we'll have to contribute.
- Protectionism and Buy America will likely become official policy, trade agreements be damned.