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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 days agoCool but Americans should cool down their consumerism anyways.They consume the vast majority of stuff which is why everyone wants into the market.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 days agoMajor price shocks do not cool down consumerism unfortunately. The culture doesn’t respond to economic swings that way. People just suffer.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•11 days agoI actually agree, and therefore think tariffs can be, if thoughtful and executed well, good for a country’s self-reliance and defense (cake). What it generally can’t be is good for the economy (eating it too).
Cool but Americans should cool down their consumerism anyways.They consume the vast majority of stuff which is why everyone wants into the market.
Major price shocks do not cool down consumerism unfortunately. The culture doesn’t respond to economic swings that way. People just suffer.
I actually agree, and therefore think tariffs can be, if thoughtful and executed well, good for a country’s self-reliance and defense (cake). What it generally can’t be is good for the economy (eating it too).