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JSR_FDED ◴[] No.45941785[source]
Tariffs are great. They protect the struggling domestic IT industry and gives it time to ramp up its production of vintage computer parts.
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WillPostForFood ◴[] No.45942380[source]
We need manufacturing in the US. The service economy can't survive long term; you have to make things. Tariffs are not fun, but they are an important part of making that happen.

But, tariffs on used cameras or vintage electronics does not help bring manufacturing back. Let's just bring back the de minimis exemption for things like this. More industry targeted tariffs, fewer blanket tariffs.

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1. jalapenos ◴[] No.45943101[source]
You're not very good at it though. You're too aristocratic in your thinking - let the coolies make the stuff, we'll consume it.

The reason services are such a big part of your economy is because you can sit in an air conditioned office, send some emails, push some numbers around on a spreadsheet, and call it work.