Fox viewers STILL imagine that foreign exporters will simply reduce their profit margins to 0, or even go into debt, for the privilege of selling trinkets to Americans.

Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

Fox viewers STILL imagine that foreign exporters will simply reduce their profit margins to 0, or even go into debt, for the privilege of selling trinkets to Americans.

andros_rex@lemmy.world · edit-2 3 days ago

Even for handmade items - what about the raw materials? I’ve never bought anything from Shein, but the yarn for the sweater I’m working on wasn’t made in the US. My woodcarving tools are Norwegian I think, my paints and brush from China…

I guess if the economy crashes hard enough, maybe processing wool and spinning yarn will be viable jobs again? Life 100 BCE style…