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philosopher1234 | 4 months ago

We’re talking about China subsidizing goods that it sells in another country. This is bread and butter “free market” behavior. Literally every company in the world does this one way or another.

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maximus_01|4 months ago

No, that is not the free market at work at all. I agree it happens however. We simply don't live in a 100% free market world.

philosopher1234|4 months ago

I bet you can’t name a single company that doesn’t perform some critical function at a loss.

bdangubic|4 months ago

“subsidising” and “free market” are antonyms we learn in 3rd grade language arts class :)

philosopher1234|4 months ago

How about “loss leader”? Ever use napkins at a diner? Buy Costco chicken? I think you are repeating things you were taught but they aren’t true