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To: Bonefish who wrote (1530874)	3/27/2025 6:08:49 PM
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Better stock up on toilet paper BREAKING: Donald Trump's disastrous tariffs on Canadian imports could soon cause a massive toilet paper shortage in the United States — a disturbing repeat of what happened during his first term in office. It might be time to start stockpiling... According to Bloomberg, Trump's promise to slap tariffs on softwood lumber could lead directly to disruptions in the supply chain for toilet paper and paper towels. Thanks to what was previously a stable and lucrative trading arrangement for both countries, the United States heavily relies on the pulp of Canadian northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) to manufacture the aforementioned products. Roughly 2 million tons of NBSK were imported from Canada last year. It accounts for roughly 30% of standard U.S. toilet paper and 50% of standard paper towels. Trump intends on doubling tariffs on Canadian softwood to 27% — with the possibility of increasing it to over 50% at a later date. The import duties could make it impossible for companies to produce toilet paper and paper towels while simultaneously skyrocketing the costs for consumers. “Some of these mills in the United States, some of the big branded products, not only want softwood pulp from Canada, they want softwood pulp from this particular mill—they’ve been using it for 30 years and they will not change," said Brian McClay, Chairman of TTOBMA, a group that tracks pulp markets. "If Canadian pulp mills close because they don’t have the fiber supply, I can’t think of any other option for them—they just can’t switch the recipe around," he added. Once again, we see that MAGA is nothing less than an unmitigated disaster for the United States. We tried to warn Trumpers. *Elect shtty leaders, get shtty results.* Please like and share!