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[–] 3volver 96 points 5 months ago (3 children)

That's not how you ensure America leads the world in them. That's how you ensure corps feel safe not doing shit to innovate anymore. This is just another form of a bailout.

[–] whereisk 23 points 5 months ago

Didn't they do the same for Japanese goods back in the day? Not sure it helped the American automotive industry.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Yes- it's the United States

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Doesn't China subsidize what they export on top of having cheap labor? In that case a free market argument cannot really be made. The innovation in the US or elsewhere would have to be extreme shifts to compete.