Comment on US to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs next week

• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Do you understand the difference between subsidizing domestic purchases and subsidizing export production?

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  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, I pay for the domestic subsidy, not the chinese subsidy.

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    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That is a hilariously myopic and egocentric way of looking at the situation, to the extent that it makes me suspicious that you’re on the conservative spectrum.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Do you understand that free money on domestic purchases can be used however the corporation pleases? There’s not some magical divide.

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    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bro. The rebates go to the buyer. They don’t go to the corps. It’s specifically targeted to make it cheaper for US residents to buy EVs in America.

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So the company doesn’t get the sale price? Why does the customer need the rebate if they haven’t given the company that money in the first place?

        Do you not understand how a purchase works?

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• Cris_Color@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Allowing a country’s political party to position their industry in a monopolistic way is a bad idea. When one group controls an industry they much more easily exploit their consumers. Encouraging folks to buy ev’s in general is different from undercutting prices to create a dominant position in the market that can be exploited once you have no meaningful competitors

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    China is hardly going to be able to under cut the Big 3. Unless they just refuse to come down on their prices. More competition stops monopolistic forces, my the other way around. This narrative has been going around like it auto industry is some mom and pop shop that needs protection from Walmart. In reality they’re the monopolistic force in our market and you can see that by the insane prices they are charging.

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