It’s always better to do business with people than to pick fights with them. But this piece of common sense seems to have dropped out of the brains – if they have them – of American congressional and white house leaders. During his presidential tenure, Donald “The Tariff Man” Trump slapped tariffs on washing machines, aluminum, steel, solar panels and other goods, totaling $380 billion worth of trade from China, the U.S.’s third biggest trading partner. That amounted to a tax increase of $80 billion. Not to be outdone in the stupidity sweepstakes, Joe “Copycat” Biden added his tariffs. They affected batteries, steel, aluminum, semiconductors, solar cells, electric vehicles, critical minerals and more.
  • Microw@lemm.ee
    311·
    2 months ago

    This article is by businessmen who don’t understand the political and security implications of the intertwined economy with China. Boo whoo someone lost out on sales. You’d rather have those sales in a CCCP dominated surveillance worldstate? Or personal freedom and some less sales?

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
      111·
      2 months ago

      This comment was written by a person who doesn’t understand that the politicians in the west answer to the capital owning class which is perfectly happy to keep doing business with China. You got owners buddy, and your owners don’t care about your country.

    • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
      101·
      2 months ago

      CCCP dominated surveillance worldstate

      Lmao you “understanding” ass not only don’t know proper name for the party but can’t even spell the improper one you probably intended.

      Also CCCP