← Back to context Comment by oblio 15 days ago Would the things you produce be as good? As cheap? As available?.Autarky is very bad. 4 comments oblio Reply _heimdall 15 days ago Certainly the answer to those questions is always "it depends."If someone only cares about price, quantity, or some specific measure of quality certainly domestic production is limiting.You'd want domestic production for other goals like self reliance, sustainability, or resilience. oblio 15 days ago Or, hear me out, you could build relations with friends and allies and not pretend you're Qing China and it's the 1800s. _heimdall 15 days ago Are relations and allies impossible to have with trade tariffs? Historically we have had both, I'm not sure why they would be considered mutually exclusive. 1 reply →
_heimdall 15 days ago Certainly the answer to those questions is always "it depends."If someone only cares about price, quantity, or some specific measure of quality certainly domestic production is limiting.You'd want domestic production for other goals like self reliance, sustainability, or resilience. oblio 15 days ago Or, hear me out, you could build relations with friends and allies and not pretend you're Qing China and it's the 1800s. _heimdall 15 days ago Are relations and allies impossible to have with trade tariffs? Historically we have had both, I'm not sure why they would be considered mutually exclusive. 1 reply →
oblio 15 days ago Or, hear me out, you could build relations with friends and allies and not pretend you're Qing China and it's the 1800s. _heimdall 15 days ago Are relations and allies impossible to have with trade tariffs? Historically we have had both, I'm not sure why they would be considered mutually exclusive. 1 reply →
_heimdall 15 days ago Are relations and allies impossible to have with trade tariffs? Historically we have had both, I'm not sure why they would be considered mutually exclusive. 1 reply →
Certainly the answer to those questions is always "it depends."
If someone only cares about price, quantity, or some specific measure of quality certainly domestic production is limiting.
You'd want domestic production for other goals like self reliance, sustainability, or resilience.
Or, hear me out, you could build relations with friends and allies and not pretend you're Qing China and it's the 1800s.
Are relations and allies impossible to have with trade tariffs? Historically we have had both, I'm not sure why they would be considered mutually exclusive.
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