• GeekyOnion@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I’m still waiting for how this trade war is a good thing. Should we be celebrating this “win?”

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      10 months ago

      It’s a loss IMO. 55% tax on every chinese goods? Price of everyday things are going to rocket. I don’t think tariffs were not this high in the pre-world trade agreement era.

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        10 months ago

        Or a lot of shit starts being “made in Vietnam” or Malaysia that looks suspiciously like it was made in China by new companies that popped up overnight.