Johnssmithss

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   by Johnssmithss 2y ago

   Alright. Actually I don't use HN primarily for that. Have been posting here for years and rarely go into politic discussions. I get your point though.
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   by Johnssmithss 2y ago

   I would be happy to see a long-term plan to phase out trade with China. Of course that couldn't change from one day to the next, but I wouldn't mind a plan to phase out trade with countries like China.
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   by Johnssmithss 2y ago

   > That would eventually make your position untenable. When exactly would it be untenable for me to not support trade with authoritarian regimes?
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   by Johnssmithss 2y ago

   If you are against democracy then yes you may be up against the wall. Tough luck.
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   by Johnssmithss 2y ago

   Selling stuff to dictatorships is bad, even if you make money from it.
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   by Johnssmithss 2y ago

   I'm not sure what you mean by political rhetoric. Are you saying calling it a subsidy would be misleading (?) because it was given on a condition? That seems a bid odd because subsidies often comes with conditions attached.
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   by Johnssmithss 2y ago

   > tax rebate Why are you putting subsidiy in quote if they got a tax rebate?