Comment on Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric vehicles. But Europeans love them

• elouboub@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  US government shoving millions up the asses of the their industries: capitalism

  China shoving millions into their industries: communism

  Yours faithfully, the brainwashed USAian

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• IHeartBadCode@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unsustainable state subsidies are not capitalism. Remember it’s not just the Chinese that do this kind of stuff.

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  • barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Of course they are, subsidies are one of capital’s favourite methods to siphon money out of the populace. Or were you under the impression that greedy people like playing fair on fair markets?

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    • Wogi@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s literally socialism but for the rich.

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• chaogomu@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Every country does some level of industry subsidy. So it's kind of baked into capitalism now. And, technically, has been since the beginning.

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• Vilian@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  yes, it is, USA also do that, and others countries with fossil fuel

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  • bioemerl@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, and the EU largely responds in the sectors of US subsidy. Food imports are restricted. Airbus and Boeing are constant sources of trade spats, etc.

    Chinese subsidy makes American subsidy look like childs play. Their response to China should match that discrepancy.

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  • Peaty@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They are talking about car subsidies which China does and not all countries do in all markets.

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