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Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by hackernewds on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @03:50AM (#39753738)
Who said the US is a free market? you consistently have Biden playing God and distributing EV tax credit, $10k for first home buying, student loan forgiveness randomly in an election year. There is consistent interference with the free market as it is politically favorable in the US.
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Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by gruez on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @03:54AM (#39753751)
And this isn't even limited to Biden. The Trump presidency enacted a variety of protectionist measures.
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Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by YeBanKo on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @04:31AM (#39753866)
Protections is not the same as buying votes by paying off someones student debt with tax payers money.
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Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by cqqxo4zV46cp on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @05:41AM (#39754137)
You could classify any government action that actually benefits people as “buying votes”. This a thought-terminating do-nothing argument.
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Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by TechnicalVault on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @09:24AM (#39755488)
Protectionism buys campaign contributions for your next election. All those companies whose market is protected by a tariff suddenly magically decide to contribute to the politician they asked nicely for it at the next election or they find he flip flops on it.
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Re:EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decad... by specialist on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @11:54AM (#39757087)
Should governments not set policy backed with incentives?
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