• Not_mikey@slrpnk.net
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    5 hours ago

    On one hand this will slow the ev transition.

    On the other car manufacturing is one of the few industries left in America with some union density and decent wages and having to compete with subsidized Chinese evs that are made with a fraction of the labor costs would destroy that industry.

    Globalism hurts workers and helps consumers. One of the triumphs of neoliberalism is to get people to identify as consumers first and workers second.

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      55 minutes ago

      Protectionism has historically not done well for any country that’s implemented it. If we wanted to improve American industry, then we should be focusing our efforts and dollars on improving local industry to compete.

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      2 hours ago

      I would be curious to poll the Seattle WTO protesters and see how they voted in the last election.

      I recently moved to the Midwest from the West Coast and understand how Globalist policy kinda sucks for a lot of people out here.