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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by dontlikeyoueith on Thursday April 03, 2025 @02:24PM (#43573498)
No, for the same reason I don't try to manufacture my own car in my backyard or build my own house, or grow all of my own food, or ...

This is basic fucking common sense: I'm good at some things and other people are good at other things. We each specialize in the things we're best at, and everyone ends up better off.

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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by _heimdall on Thursday April 03, 2025 @03:10PM (#43574009)
You went to the extreme though. I didn't ask if one wants to do everything themselves. In the US, for example, there are still hundreds of millions of people to specialize in various roles.
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by dontlikeyoueith on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:58PM (#43575318)
You aren't clever for re-inventing autarky.

It's a bad idea for the same reason.

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