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Re:FTC challenges 'junk' patents held by 10 drugmakers, incl... by DaveExeter on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @09:58PM (#40218708)
> * Announced an end to the duty free period on Chinese solar panels to encourage U.S. manufacturing.

> * Announced tariff increases on steel to protect domestic producers

These are bad things.

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Re:FTC challenges 'junk' patents held by 10 drugmakers, incl... by nojvek on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @10:27PM (#40218888)
Why?
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Re:FTC challenges 'junk' patents held by 10 drugmakers, incl... by DaveExeter on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @08:06AM (#40222090)
Because these tarifs do more harm than benefit.

The harm is diffused among many, the benefits accumulates to a few.

https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/section-232-t...

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Re:FTC challenges 'junk' patents held by 10 drugmakers, incl... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @09:08AM (#40222643)
It is a national defense and manufacturing supply chain security premium. You might call that harm if you're optimizing the for the lowest cost possible, but that is not good policy in the current geopolitical climate.
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