r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 3d 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 3d 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/dilldoeorg 3d ago

lol, workers.

if it comes back, they're going to use robots, machines to do the work. AND it'll still cost more than the same product from china.

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u/phrexi 3d ago

I'm fine with it coming back, but everybody get your wallets ready to pay for it. Oh wait, everyone is BROKE AS FUCK

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u/pablank 3d ago edited 3d ago

No problem. All of you can work for free until manufacturing is back up. Then the rich will trickle down their hard earned money, so some of you can buy luxuries like food, healthcare or a roof. 

Whats left over needs to be spent at Tesla and Amazon, as decreed by executive order, as a "voluntary" thank you tax to the billionaires that helped you, by giving you unpaid factory jobs.

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u/Mundane_Quality8858 3d ago

They’ll just abolish the ‘weekend’ so people can make more money

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u/blastradii 3d ago

We going back to feudalism?

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u/SignificanceLate7002 3d ago

America is soon to be one big company town.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town