alt Hacker NewsThree things:
1. On the face of it, this looks horrible. I won't rehash the many arguments against it here, though. This page is already chock-full of those arguments.
2. Robot labor could make ultra-low-cost manufacturing possible in the US, to the point that many things become cheaper to make locally than to ship from abroad, tariffs or or no tariffs.
3. If any major country/region negotiates lower tariffs by fully opening its market to US products, every other country/region will be forced to do the same, expanding free trade everywhere.
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>Robot labor could make ultra-low-cost manufacturing possible in the US, to the point that many things become cheaper to make locally than to ship from abroad, tariffs or or no tariffs.
That's not a solution to anything though. All it does is ensure your money goes to Mr. I-own-the-robots instead of to Foxcon's Mr I-own-the-people
That doesn't bring back any jobs
> If any major country/region reacts by negotiating lower tariffs in exchange for a full opening of its market to US products
Would any country trust the US in a negotiation?