Subj : Tariffs = Lower Prices
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Wed Mar 19 2025 01:21:00

RM>> Our gas prices are supposed to drop a fair bit in Canada as the new
  >> Prime Minister drops the Carbon tax but converting gallons and dollars
  >> we've been paying about $4.60 a US gallon in US dollars which I think
  >> is about 50% higher than you guys pay.. The carbon tax off gas will
  >> drop that to closer to $4 here.

MP>Based on what I paid Friday, $4.60 USD is about 43% more expensive there,
  >so not too far off.

Yes, there is a fair bit of Carbon tax and sales tax on gas here
which doesn't help but I think, even without those, it would still
be cheaper there.

RM>> I remember hearing about egg prices in the USA due to the bird flu or
  >> whatever it was, but it didn't seem to change much here.

MP>Did your government, or farmers, do a better job of containing it?

I think you get more of the birds that carry it there. We have had
just a couple of cases of it in Canada which were easily contained
plus our farms are much smaller than the mega producers you have
down there where a case of it requires killing a LOT of chickens.

RM>> If accurate, looking online it appears the average US price per gallon
  >> of milk is about $3.20 and our $6.60 allowing for the dollar exchange
  >> becomes $4.62 or so, still a lot higher..

MP>The per gallon price here in my area was less than that, last I checked, so
  >your area is quite a bit higher.

Yes, so it seems.. You'd think they would keep the price of milk low
for the health of kids. It doesn't seem good that you can buy soft
drinks for 1/3 the cost of milk.

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