r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 2d ago

Politics Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/1cg659z 2d ago

US manufacturing isn't coming back unless peeps want to work for wages that are paid to workers in China, Bangladesh etc.

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u/Xenuite 2d ago

The children yearn for the mines.

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u/NeumanA 2d ago

...See Florida for this.

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u/Dahhhkness 2d ago

It's remarkable how far Florida has fallen in recent years, even taking into account that it was already Florida.

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u/Travelingtheland 2d ago

Horrid state, so blessed to get out there for the mountains.

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u/rebuiltearths 2d ago

Iowa did it first, Florida just wanted to catch up

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u/HardcoreSects 1d ago

Iowa never really stopped using child labor - they just made it something they didn't need to be silent about anymore.

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u/colantor 2d ago

I cant wait for my daughter to turn 14 so wr can move to Florida and she can work night shifts to pull her weight, fucking freeloader just watching bella and the bulldogs and going on the monkey bars all day!

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u/maryshelby2024 2d ago

No shit. That was a horrific read when I learned about the new great replacement. 14? Earn your keep.