The word out of the White House is that we must put tariffs on Canada. This is to stop the flow of Fentanyl across the Northern Border of the United States.
Fair enough.
Or not.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Canadian Government, less than 1% of the street Fentanyl comes from Canada.
Less than 1%.
Here is something you should know. Canada does not allow Fentanyl into the United States. The United States does.
Talk to any trucker that crosses the northern border. When a truck enters Canada, the U.S. does not stop to inspect the truck. The truck advances to a Canadian check point within a few miles of the border. Once at the check point, the truckers show their paperwork, their truck is weighed and inspected. Canada is responsible for checking what gets into their country.
Continue the conversation with the trucker. The trucker will tell you that when they leave Canada, Canada does not inspect their trucks. The trucks enter the United States and advance to a United States check point. At that inspection site, it is the Americans that process the trucker’s paperwork, weigh the truck, and inspect the cargo.
Although the illegal goods come from Canada the United States allows them into the country.
Canada has vowed to spend $1.3 billion on border improvements and the hiring of a Fentanyl Czar. Canada is addressing the issue.
The question remains. What is the United States doing at our borders to slow the flow of Fentanyl?
Less than 1% of the United States’ street Fentanyl comes from Canada. The United States provides a far greater amount of the Canadian street Fentanyl.
The United Sates accounts for 4.4% of the worlds population but consumes 80% of the world’s opioids. The United States has a drug problem.
The United States can point fingers. They need to start looking in the mirror.
It’s pretty simple what is happening. The United States had a drug problem. To fix it they want other countries to attend rehab.
The White House can blame China, Canada, and Mexico for the drug issues. Fentanyl is an American problem. It needs to be solved by Americans.
Telling someone you will not be their friend because you have no self-control is a YOU problem.
The White House can no longer tank relationships with allies. This causes worldwide economic downfalls. It starts a global recession. This is no way for the U.S to fix a U. S. problem.
It is time for the United States to own the problem, stop blaming others, and much needed help.
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