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President Biden announces a series of tariffs on green energy products from China. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Well the secret here is that the Big 3 don't physically control that policy. They can only bribe politicians and hope they stay bribed. And sometimes a protectionist policy looks like the bribe is working but it's just a prelude to a different planned move. Like trust busting.