• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    30 days ago

    How do you figure it would cost jobs? Just less economic activity over all? Importing business just can’t do business any more and goes under? That will definitely happen in some places, if those companies are just barely hanging on.

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      30 days ago

      Monopolies don’t need as much manpower as companies in competition. There’s less marketing, less customer service, less quality control, and ultimately less production staff. They don’t care if the item gets back ordered, if you wait on hold for hours, or you think there’s a better product overseas. They don’t have to care.