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[–] Godort@lemm.ee 146 points 1 year ago (5 children)

necessary for what?

necessary for what, motherfucker?

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Your comment has the same energy as "states' rights to do what?", and I'm here for it.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I wasn't at work I'd edit the goose meme to match.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] flicker@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

For a complete fascist takeover.

Protectionism. Musk stands to gain a ton if there's less competition from imported EVs, and that's true for a lot of other products that American companies make. If you can just throw a few million at a presidential campaign and essentially guarantee your competitors will have a 10-60% disadvantage, those few millions can turn into billions in profit.

On paper, the goal seems to be to spur companies to return to the US, but I think the net impact will be higher prices for Americans and reduced trade w/ other countries due to retaliatory tariffs.