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Trade in War

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94 points LorenDB | 2 comments | 28 Aug 25 14:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.522s | source
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eru ◴[01 Sep 25 07:59 UTC] No.45090571[source]▶
Interesting topic.

Though keep in mind that it might be states being at war with each other, it's usually (but not always) individuals or companies that are trading.

The interests almost never align.

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kubb ◴[01 Sep 25 08:03 UTC] No.45090602[source]▶
The interests of individuals can be manufactured though!
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1. hiAndrewQuinn ◴[01 Sep 25 08:25 UTC] No.45090718[source]▶
Two states are at war, and their constituent citizens are helping each other despite the war, and you imply that's the manufactured part? Heaven help us, we should all be so lucky if whoever's manufacturing that happens to improve their assembly lines a bit. Maybe they'll manufacture all of us being interested in no wars again, ever.
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2. mattashii ◴[01 Sep 25 09:11 UTC] No.45090961[source]▶
I think what they refer to is that while the interests of the individual and the country almost never align, the government can work to align these interests; e.g. through tariffs on trading with that other country. By doing so, a country can reduce/remove the incentive to trade with that other country's individuals, thus aligning the interests.