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Re:Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (busses); US ... by dmos62 on Friday May 02, 2025 @02:41AM (#43866838)
Why is free trade good? Isn't competition easily attacked via subsidation, for example, if trade is unregulated (why Chinese cars are not bought in EU)?
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Re:Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (busses); US ... by olalonde on Friday May 02, 2025 @03:07PM (#43873579)
That's a broad question, and I don’t have time to give a full answer right now — but I recommend checking out some classic talks by economist Milton Friedman on YouTube. He explains tariffs and subsidies really well. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcw3Z3vMqWw
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