Re:Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads ed...
by gruez on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @09:03PM
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At least in common parlance, "fair trade" just referred to paying third world farmers a "fair" (ie. above market value) price.
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Re:Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads ed...
by PaulHoule on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @09:11PM
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If there are 25% bidirectional tariffs the big companies win but you lose. In a free market without tariffs you are free to go to the better vendor no matter which country you go to. Competition makes everybody get better.
With 25% tariffs Europeans go to the tired European monopoly and Americans get gouged by the American monopolies. The monopolists agree it's great but you pay more for worse services.