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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by viraptor on Thursday April 03, 2025 @08:23AM (#43568606)
> there's no geographic inequality to mining it.

Apart from having access to cheap energy which is collocated with... specific geographic features like geothermal / hydro energy which not all countries have access to.

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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by popol12 on Friday April 04, 2025 @03:54AM (#43579411)
Okay, it's not perfect equality but it is way, way more equitable than geographic features like "gold mine in your backyard"
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