• SeattleRain@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The US subsidizes their EV industry twice as much as China. The real why China can do this is because the US has gutted their industrial base in favor of financialization while China built up their industrial base.

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        5 months ago

        No that’s just the US not being competitive because stock buy backs and layoffs are easier than building good cheap cars.

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          5 months ago

          …or both. Think about it, if what you’ve said is completely true (I don’t disagree, BTW), why would they bother subsidising?

          They’re trying to ring fence the market. That the US is helping then is only vaguely related