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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
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Tariffs are a punishment for consumers looking for affordable products, designed to help government officials and their megacorp buddies avoid competition.
Tariffs were literally lobbied for and implemented by Unions back in anno tobak
Tariffs would be good if the 1% wasn’t stealing all the wealth imo.
The counterpoints are about local US employment and thinking comparative advantage is bullshit.