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yifanl04/03/20253 repliesview on HN

Surely the null hypothesis isn't "The USA would have a domestic industry for every crop known to man if not for external factors"


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apexalpha04/03/2025

Oh that's 100% what Potus thinks.

There's no other rationale for this other than thinking this.

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blitzar04/03/2025

Or (more likely) they would not have access to many crops at all.

Personally I don't mind not having strawberries in the middle of winter, but for some they care about that.

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_heimdall04/03/2025

Let's ignore whether we'll actually get there, that's a very deep question and entirely theoretical for now.

If we could snap our fingers and domestically produce most or all of our own products, would you not prefer that?

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