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Old 11-11-2024, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
Yup, that and no environmental controls allow them to make stuff much cheaper than we can. Even when the cost of transporting goods half way across the planet is added, still much cheaper. Tariffs will help even the pricing playing field, but will also contribute to inflation.
The less that we buy from China, the less they would need electricity produced from COAL. Less Chinese coal usage means cleaner air worldwide.