return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoBiden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkBiden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVswww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square190fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareAltofaltception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoSomething something free market
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThe free market is propaganda to trick people into thinking capitalism is somehow ethically solvent.
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoMight be a valid argument if China didn’t play currency games. Also, the protectionist in me wants American heavy industry to continue to exist.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI want American heavy industry to be good enough to continue to exist. Otherwise we’re just a house of cards waiting for a stiff wind.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoImagine believing that China is the only country playing “currency games”. It’s all just imaginary numbers based on printed paper.
minus-squarefatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoHey, capitalism is only good when it makes the rich richer…
minus-squarepumpkinseedoil@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoChina flooding the market with cheap EVs still makes the rich richer… Just different rich people in a different country.
minus-squarefatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoRight… Except the average person, we can’t have that
minus-squareAltofaltception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoYes, but then the more people can afford to buy EVs. Under the current system you need to be well off to buy one, vs an ICE.
Something something free market
The free market is propaganda to trick people into thinking capitalism is somehow ethically solvent.
Might be a valid argument if China didn’t play currency games.
Also, the protectionist in me wants American heavy industry to continue to exist.
I want American heavy industry to be good enough to continue to exist. Otherwise we’re just a house of cards waiting for a stiff wind.
Imagine believing that China is the only country playing “currency games”.
It’s all just imaginary numbers based on printed paper.
Hey, capitalism is only good when it makes the rich richer…
China flooding the market with cheap EVs still makes the rich richer… Just different rich people in a different country.
Right… Except the average person, we can’t have that
Yes, but then the more people can afford to buy EVs. Under the current system you need to be well off to buy one, vs an ICE.