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protectionism eventually devolves into semantics. if they can't block something they'll put a tariff on it. if they can't put a tariff on they'll subsidize th
by jimjimjim 9y ago
protectionism eventually devolves into semantics.
if they can't block something they'll put a tariff on it.
if they can't put a tariff on they'll subsidize the local producer.
if they can't subsidize they'll award some bs government contract which achieves the same thing.
looking at you boeing.
- ubernostrum 9y agoIf every large aircraft manufacturer weren't corrupt as hell you might have a point. But, well, every large aircraft manufacturer is corrupt as hell. All that happened here was one of the industry spats over just how openly corrupt it's OK to be spilled out into major media.