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re: Why are "free traders" quiet about foreign tariffs but apoplectic about U.S. tariffs?

Posted on 6/11/19 at 9:34 am to
Posted by pizzatiger
Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 9:34 am to
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Only the ones with current supply chains in China. Other than that they will compete well with multinationals with manufacturing in communists slave labor China.

I mean, this is why they are bellyaching on the message boards, TV and print press.

They don't want the competition from business (including small businesses) with supply chains outside of China.


You realize that US firms actually sell shite to the Chinese, right, and they've been hit with reciprocal tariffs? That country with 15% of the world's population. Turns out it's kind of a big market.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Member since Sep 2003
125450 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 10:01 am to
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You realize that US firms actually sell shite to the Chinese, right
You don't seem to realize, given past trends, the asymmetrical trade and operational basis in China was eventually unsustainable for most of those companies.
Posted by bfniii
Member since Nov 2005
17840 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:30 pm to
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You realize that US firms actually sell shite to the Chinese, right, and they've been hit with reciprocal tariffs? That country with 15% of the world's population. Turns out it's kind of a big market.
sigh. ok genius. how would you fix the ip theft problem and trade imbalance?
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