How capitalism actually works:
American product: $10
Chinese knockoff: $9
Chinese knockoff now: $15
American product now also $15 for some reason.
American product: $10
Chinese knockoff: $9
Chinese knockoff now: $15
American product now also $15 for some reason.
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American product now*$17* because, you know, “tariffs”
I still see “fuel surcharge” costs on subcontractor invoices.
The crack is made, dirt falls in, the crack never closes. Just gets bigger.
https://youtu.be/am6fco14Gi0?si=xhN2pAib_weszB8S
Why won’t you think of the poor corporate overlords? /s
But with the domestic product also being pretty crappy most of the time because there was no real competition.