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		tpetry 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump's Tariffs Wipe Out over $6T on Wall Street i... The problem is more that the companies want to keep their insane profit margin. They could produce in the US, pay workers more and sell for the same price. But thats less revenue for the company. Less shareholder value. Less bonus for CEOs. The problem is the hyper capitalism which we have for the past 50 years that every company needs more and more profits.

sethammons 10 months ago [–]

You plan to retire. Do you invest in something growing at n% or n+1%? If your company can't get a similar return, your company doesn't get investment.

It isn't "hyper" capitalism, it is just capitalism and competition for investment.

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