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minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·15 hours agoCool but Americans should cool down their consumerism anyways.They consume the vast majority of stuff which is why everyone wants into the market.
minus-squaretheherk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoI actually agree, and therefore think tariffs can be, if thoughtful and executed well, good for a country’s self-reliance and defense (cake). What it generally can’t be is good for the economy (eating it too).
minus-squareInitiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoMajor price shocks do not cool down consumerism unfortunately. The culture doesn’t respond to economic swings that way. People just suffer.
Cool but Americans should cool down their consumerism anyways.They consume the vast majority of stuff which is why everyone wants into the market.
I actually agree, and therefore think tariffs can be, if thoughtful and executed well, good for a country’s self-reliance and defense (cake). What it generally can’t be is good for the economy (eating it too).
Major price shocks do not cool down consumerism unfortunately. The culture doesn’t respond to economic swings that way. People just suffer.