Comment on US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoNot if said Dem actually does something about it. (Unlikely)
Problem is that, if we elect a Democrat, it will be a fabulously wealthy person with no empathy or understanding of the working class and working poor, so the likelihood that they will do anything about it is minimal. Remember when Obama had the balls to walk into Flint, pretend to drink a glass of water, and tell all of those people whose water had been poisoned that everything was a-okay? That’s what I mean. Zero empathy.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
More importantly, the last dem expanded on Trump pt I’s tarriffs.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Honestly didn’t know that. Could you point me to a source where I can read more about it?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
en.wikipedia.org/…/China–United_States_trade_war
2x Trunp’s tarriff on solar panels, 3+x on evs, +25% on aluminum, batteries, and more
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thanks for sharing!
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not at all the same. That started as targeted tariffs as punishment for accusations of unfair trade. Tariffs have been frequently used in the past and targeted tariffs can be an important tool for specific types of trade issues. It did escalate into a trade war which didn’t help anyone, but with one specific country.
That’s not at all the same as widespread tariffs, including starting trade wars against important allies and trade partners