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gruezlast Saturday at 5:38 PM5 repliesview on HN

Which industries are the US leading in because of subsidies?


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bruce511last Saturday at 6:54 PM

Arms, weapons, fighter jets and so on. The US sounds a trillion $ a year subsidizing the military industrial complex.

The US chose their market (arms). The Chinese chose consumer goods. Go figure.

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nick238last Saturday at 6:19 PM

Oil, natural gas, corn (for fuel), soybeans (for cattle feed)

greyblast Saturday at 5:48 PM

If a country hands out enormous subsidies but yet isn't leading in anything, then maybe it's time to consider what structural reasons are causing these subsidies to be squandered and whose bottom lines are being padded.

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t0mpr1c3last Saturday at 10:53 PM

Ever wondered why everything in the USA contains corn syrup? Because sugar is artificially expensive (roughly double the global price) due to import tariffs that protect US sugar cane farmers.

babylast Saturday at 6:18 PM

EVs, mobile phones, are two massive industries where Chinese competitors are not only way ahead, but also basically banned.