return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Biden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square137linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down11
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkBiden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVswww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square137linkfedilink
minus-squareAltofaltception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Something something free market
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前The free market is propaganda to trick people into thinking capitalism is somehow ethically solvent.
minus-squarefatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 年前Hey, capitalism is only good when it makes the rich richer…
minus-squarepumpkinseedoil@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 年前China flooding the market with cheap EVs still makes the rich richer… Just different rich people in a different country.
minus-squarefatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Right… Except the average person, we can’t have that
minus-squareAltofaltception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前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.
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 年前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.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Imagine believing that China is the only country playing “currency games”. It’s all just imaginary numbers based on printed paper.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前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.
Something something free market
The free market is propaganda to trick people into thinking capitalism is somehow ethically solvent.
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.
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.
Imagine believing that China is the only country playing “currency games”.
It’s all just imaginary numbers based on printed paper.
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.