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I don't get why the government is so keen on destroying its local businesses. They should simply provide the same level playing field for everyone.
by cinntaile 3y ago
I don't get why the government is so keen on destroying its local businesses. They should simply provide the same level playing field for everyone.
- AniseAbyss 3y ago[dead]
- dylan604 3y agoHow is this the fault of gov’t? The rules are the same for everyone. In this case, not everyone was playing by the same rules. If you don’t understand the logic behind tariffs, that’s something you can look up on your own. To me, this is no different from the guy selling electronics out of a van in the parking lot of the electronics store. It’s not legal, but it’s not a large enough problem for anyone to do anything about. Maybe the items are stolen, maybe they’re counterfeit, or maybe they are real and just acquired by skirting the system. Either way, the person with the van is deliberately not playing by the rules everyone else does. In my situation, the van was a website and the parking lot just happened to be out of jurisdiction of any agency that could do anything about it. You can now say the same things about Ali* or other type websites.
- cinntaile 3y agoIf your government doesn't enforce that the tax/duty/whatever was paid, then someone will obviously take advantage of this. I pay taxes when I buy from Aliexpress etc. When I buy directly from outside of my tax region, the company or person that I bought from has to prove that the tax was paid when the goods enter my country or they are stopped at the border until I pay the taxes + processing fee. Your government did not protect your interests here in ensuring that the playing field is level.