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jmclnxyesterday at 9:57 PM2 repliesview on HN

That works out to 2.5 million per job.

This is not the first time this type of thing happened almost looks like a laundering scam. Companies that do this should face real and very expensive consequences. But we know that will never happen.


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meetingthroweryesterday at 10:13 PM

The tfa says that almost all of this went to big public automakers. Enraging. I initially thought that this was going to some small biz thing that at least would slosh the money around through the owners. But nope - corp welfare!

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turtlesdown11yesterday at 11:05 PM

The first Trump term tariffs on washing machines was studied, it resulted in jobs that cost ~820k each in higher prices to the consumer.

The important takeaway is not only did the consumer pay more, but corporate profits rose.

https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/BFI_WP_201961-1....