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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Many fail to remember, at least here in the USA, that COVID/pandemic opened our eyes to who has control of what. Surgical masks/KN95 or N95 are manufactured in China. Interesting, right? It has long been said COVID originated in China. Interesting, right? The games China plays.
My office was tasked with chartering aircraft to transport these masks to the USA. We were not successful. China kept moving the goalposts on FEMA. In short, driving the cost sky high. China was selling to the highest bidder. It was a jolly game with China not only with masks but other life sustaining products. This is just one of the many reasons Trump is imposing high tariffs on China.
This type of manufacturing Trump wants back in the USA. What was once a good will agreement between countries and global economy that is good for all has turned into a toy to play with and manipulate others. China is the worst of them.
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And once again you fail to see the reality behind the words.
a) selling to the highest bidder is capitalism, just as America wants it.
b) The masks were still vastly cheaper than anything produced in the US could possibly have been, and by quite a margin. You simply cannot undercut the Chinese, unless you pay your workerrs slave wages. But hey, if that's what you want for your children.
And Vietnam and Camobida from your previous post are excellent examples to show the futility of Trump's ludicrous attempt at financial politics. Both countries heavily export to the US because labor is cheap there. Neither country imports much from the US because the vast majority of people simply cannot afford high priced American good. No tariff is going to change that.
When economic reality hits the addled minds of FOX viewers...
