• Assian_Candor [comrade/them]
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      2 months ago

      They absolutely will.

      These fucking people I swear, they believe in market fairies. They think that if they ban imports, domestic supply will suddenly materialize from nowhere. They're willing to ban but not willing to invest. Unless it's some hare brained scheme where they write a capitalist a check for $20B to build a $2B factory

      Why would anyone build a big panel factory when the tariffs can just as easily be reversed? Also where are we supposed to get the knowledge and equipment?

      It's all so profoundly stupid, backwards, and FRUSTRATING when you clearly have an example of an alternate system that works and yet refuse to adopt it because of greed, of all things

      xi-plz

  • duderium [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Ironic in a way that productive forces are so developed in China that the communists have become free marketeers while the capitalists are back to doing hardcore 18th century protectionist mercantilism.

    • SuperZutsuki [they/them, any]
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      2 months ago

      China really learned from the mistakes of the Soviet Union. They let the capitalists in and the capitalists gleefully destroyed their own productive capacity for a quick profit. This is what long term planning uninterrupted by the endless moving of deck chairs on the Titanic (American elections) gets you.

      • duderium [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        Agreed but to be fair, I think the Soviets would have done this if they could have, but they were facing an imminent invasion from the Nazis and had to batten down the hatches. China’s borders seem more secure to me compared with the USSR, which had lengthy borders with imperialist countries.

    • jackmarxist [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      2 months ago

      Don't you want to buy a $100k Playstation 1 graphics Truck which gives you an amazing drive of 35 miles before breaking down?

  • Teekeeus [comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    Thankfully there's no inflation and transportation is supremely affordable in the united states

  • quarrk [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Most environmentally progressive president

  • dkr567 [comrade/them, he/him]
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    2 months ago

    "You will only buy our overpriced low quality American EVs and you will like it plebs." - US state dept

  • Infamousblt [any]
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    2 months ago

    If you can't beat em, block em. That's the American way.

  • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
    ·
    2 months ago

    Damn lol.

    I saw a lib on tiktok saying “Chinese cars are not banned in America they just have a 28% tariff!” Not too long ago and even with that I was like wow that’s a lot lol

    • Rx_Hawk [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      I mean I’m not aware of any Chinese brand that is in compliance with US regulations, so yeah they are illegal to drive in America.

      • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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        2 months ago

        I’m sure they’d just say “well those manufacturers could just follow U.S. regulations” or something

  • JayTwo [any]
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    2 months ago

    I just want a new EV that doesn't cost 40k+ yes-honey-left

  • NewLeaf [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Like I'll ever be able to afford a car that's newer than ten years old anyway.

  • FuckyWucky [none/use name]
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    2 months ago

    Just as expected. it doesn't matter if you do tariffs if you leave it to the free market. there has to be planning for protectionism to work, the capitalists have to obey you like in China or have it be state owned else they will keep making overpriced garbage.