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s1artibartfast04/03/20252 repliesview on HN

If that's really the case, then these tariffs are the cure.

If outsourcing labor overseas is cost prohibitive, wages will have to rise.


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danny_codes04/03/2025

Or standard of living can fall. Which is quite likely

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lodovic04/03/2025

This essentially amounts to subsidizing industries that aren't competitive. It's like choosing to bake bread at home for $5 when you could buy it for just $2.

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