• Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    5 months ago

    It’s because the USA floods countries with cheap goods all the time and then cries foul when someone else does it. It’s pure hypocrisy.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      5 months ago

      What cheap goods does the US produce and flood other countries with? Even in the US, most of our products are made in China.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        5 months ago

        US Agricultural goods are heavily subsidized and, thanks to NAFTA, flooded Mexico’s markets and destroyed farmers’ livelihoods.

      • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        Well, Facebook, google spring to mind. They are both cheap for the consumer and undermine local competition. Digital goods can be dumped too.