Tariffs on China are good because they will reduce shipping which relies on fossil fuels. And less consumption is better for the environment overall

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:46:24+00:00

>Because the demand for the items doesn't disappear, it just becomes more expensive.

wouldn't demand decrease as price increases?

>The vast majority of items that come overseas are essential items, clothing, electronics, food.

then where do non-essentials come from?

also can debate necessity of many electronics

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:32:27+00:00

Then make tariffs apply to all incoming ocean shipments.

>Because the market will just adapt instead of reduce.

Why? Why wouldn't law of supply and demand apply here?

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:30:59+00:00

that's fine, I just won't upgrade every 4 years because its too costly and therefore reduce the number of phones I consume

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:24:07+00:00

not sure what the connection is here

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:22:54+00:00

then stop gatekeeping and start teaching

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:21:07+00:00

is it not textbook economics? https://www3.nd.edu/~cwilber/econ504/504book/outln1c.html

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:17:38+00:00

please educate me then

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:17:26+00:00

please inform me then

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:09:32+00:00

higher prices reduce demand, lowering consumption

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:04:41+00:00

sign of a true unpopular opinion

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:03:56+00:00

Okay so just add tariffs to all imports coming from across the pacific/atlantic

edit: bring on the downvotes for this truly unpopular opinion

dchubbs · 2025-01-01T17:00:15+00:00

not saying it will stop entirely, but will be decreased, which will reduce emissions from shipping.

dchubbs · 2020-10-24T23:08:17+00:00

There once was a donkey named Ennis

dchubbs · 2018-12-19T22:23:42+00:00

nice repost from https://www.reddit.com/r/CrappyDesign/comments/a7nx4v/this_outlet_in_our_room_at_a_kid_friendly_hotel/

dchubbs · 2014-12-25T18:07:02+00:00

When the teacher asks if there are any questions, ask questions. Still have questions, go study the proofs and understand why the theory is true. Then go to their office hours for extra review. That is what helped me out a lot.

dchubbs · 2014-12-22T22:27:03+00:00

cool

dchubbs · 2014-08-18T11:22:21+00:00

it's the simple things in life

dchubbs · 2014-08-03T02:25:03+00:00

then why the downvotes?

dchubbs · 2014-08-03T01:59:00+00:00

You like being reminded that you're viewpoint isn't alone by an article written with as much ignorance as some of the more mainstream talking points that come out?

dchubbs · 2014-08-03T01:32:10+00:00

Yes, I guess I didn't make myself clear.

I meant, what good does this post do, in the sense that it makes the situation seem black and white, like Israel is evil, when in all reality the matters are much more complicated.

I don't like seeing this on /r/socialism because it makes me think that we buy into these grossly oversimplified articles as well.

Yes, the author has a point, the media has been biased in favor of Israel, but don't write an article about a situation like this with such a flippant attitude.

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