
T says Canada is the 51st state, Chud says no
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Ninety-four dollars and eleven cents for an oil change, and one brother kept the receipt. This week's fight is the U.S. and Canada tariff clock, with no guest, just T Bigl'n the Texan and Chud the Canadian in one garage. They walk the dates from the July 20 proclamations to Canada's September 8 retaliation, then move to prices and jobs. The split comes on who needs whom. T Bigl'n has the sharper argument: the roughly 90 percent duty-free figure proves dependence. Chud reads the same number as proof of exemptions, and both admit it predates the August tariffs. They agree both sides pay. Chud gets the line worth quoting: "A tariff is a bill with a flag on it." You walk away with the timeline,…