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Because if you impose tariffs on such goods, these countries will never be able to improve their standard of living. The lower standards give them a chance to p
by tjansen 13y ago
Because if you impose tariffs on such goods, these countries will never be able to improve their standard of living. The lower standards give them a chance to produce for lower prices and thus participate in the global market. If you look at Asia, even though things are not perfect today, their standard of living is continously improving. Sooner or later they will catch up, even if it takes some more decades.
And, who knows, maybe one day they even offer significantly better standards than the western countries. If that happens, would you think that it would be ok for them to impose tariffs on western goods or stop importing from western countries until we somehow find a way to catch up?
- toyg 13y agoYes, absolutely. In the interest of our shared planet and our fellow man, we should always strive to raise the bar. Chinese industry must be gently pushed away from make-it-cheap-make-it-quick practices that are unsustainable in the long period, both from an industrial perspective (sooner or later there will be someone cheaper than you) and from an environmental one.