Can 3,500 Percent Tariffs Protect the U.S. Solar Industry? The U.S. imposed sky-high tariffs on solar imports from four countries; unclear if they will be enough to fight back Chinese competitors

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InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The goal is to crash the market, but stocks in solar for dirt cheap then reverse tariffs, rinse and repeat.

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- suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Or the goal is to prop up the market for fossil fuels by destroying competition.
  
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floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The US Government is not trying to protect the US solar industry. It is trying to destroy it, and keeping people from buying cheap Chinese solar panels is a part of that.

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BigMacHole@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Hm! MAYBE if we ALSO Destroy our Domestic Manufacturing it will!

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