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One argument some people make against switching away from imperial units - it acts as sort of an artificial trade barrier for foreign competition. It costs non-
by mosburger 14y ago
One argument some people make against switching away from imperial units - it acts as sort of an artificial trade barrier for foreign competition. It costs non-domestic manufacturers more to package their products for distribution in the United States, making it sort of a "tariff" for foreign goods that international trade agreements can't touch.
- huherto 14y agoBut it works both ways. It is a "tariff" when you want to export.
- mosburger 14y agoI didn't claim the argument made sense. :)
- achy 14y agoThat is a ridiculous argument for a country that is already so heavily reliant on foreign manufacturing. If anything, at this point, the imperial standard is a barrier to having the US become a manufacturing nation once again - because so much industrial technology has been developed without a thought to the archaic measurements.