11-27-2024, 05:53 PM
tbh I think that if Kamala had ignored all the political consultants and ran as a resentful wine mom ranting about how life is too expensive, the trans are annoying her, Netanyahu is a little bitch and Trump is a moron she would've gotten more votes.
Being sick of it all is the energy and authenticity her campaign needed.
As for the tarrifs. It really depends on how you apply them but China is just gaming the system. Chinese corporations just get money from the state to undercut western companies by 50% - 75%. It makes sense to slap them on Canada and Mexico too because otherwise they would just move their goods through Mexico/Canada to the United States.
Overall there is no perfect solution but none of the trade agreements we are operating under today are caught up with these times. The intention was never to ship plastic spoons halfway across the globe. It was really a matter of production not being able to meet demand and giving China an opportunity to meet that demand on a level playing field. When those agreements were signed the western countries certainly had no idea this would be the result. They expected China to become more Democratic if its people became more prosperous and educated.
Being sick of it all is the energy and authenticity her campaign needed.
As for the tarrifs. It really depends on how you apply them but China is just gaming the system. Chinese corporations just get money from the state to undercut western companies by 50% - 75%. It makes sense to slap them on Canada and Mexico too because otherwise they would just move their goods through Mexico/Canada to the United States.
Overall there is no perfect solution but none of the trade agreements we are operating under today are caught up with these times. The intention was never to ship plastic spoons halfway across the globe. It was really a matter of production not being able to meet demand and giving China an opportunity to meet that demand on a level playing field. When those agreements were signed the western countries certainly had no idea this would be the result. They expected China to become more Democratic if its people became more prosperous and educated.
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