Even tourists like me are afraid to visit america now. So much hatred
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Maybe should read mainstream media or ask your neighbor Canada
Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
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Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
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Don't worry, it also hits birthday cards from my cousins, Christmas presents from my siblings, care packages with those favorite candies and coffees that aren't sold in the US. My sibling can't send me hand-knit items or hand-me-down kids items, items truly of de minimis monetary value. It may be accomplishing what was intended -- but I don't think that people in the US (even those paying attention) understand what w…
> It may be accomplishing what was intended -- but I don't think that people in the US (even those paying attention) understand what was intended. this is what i suspect too. most of his common supporters i interact with parrot the “america first will revitalize the economy and job market” and then when that doesnt happen they do the same with “i’m willing to deal with temporary bit of pain in order to ensure america…
The goal is to hurt people thereby providing narcissistic supply.
Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
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A public good is a good that is both non-rivalrous and non-excludable. Establishing a federal monopoly doesn’t turn the product of that monopoly into a public good. Likewise, a public good can be provided by a non-government entity.
It's public and good though. ( ๑ ´ • .̫ • ` ๑ ) Jokes aside, I getting hung up on that term in this context feels unnecessary, it was quiet clear what kaitai was talking about from the text he wrote.
It’s disingenuous to confuse the meaning of the term “public good” in order to justify government monopolies. Everybody knows that part of the role of the government is to provide “public goods”, but that’s based on how the term “public good” is defined, so it’s dishonest to use that to justify establishing a government monopoly over a non-public good.
Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
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I agree that people overconsume "garbage." Indeed who needs 30 dolls or 30 Lego sets (Yes, I know Legos are not made in China, but never the less it's true). We don't need to revamp home decor every five years. What's wrong with having avocado green bathrooms or wood paneling in basements? Did the Russkies or Chinese communists ever feel like their people's housing needed new decor every few years? I doubt it. We cou…
Do you want the government to decide that for you, or should the individual decide what they need/want for themselves?
Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
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EU did this years ago when they started applying VAT on small packages. You can still easily buy as much Chinese stuff as you lik, though. Chaos and uncertainty seem like a much bigger issue in the US than forcing foreign retailers to compete on an even footing with local sellers.
chaos and uncertainty are the result of what appears to be fundamental ignorance of how complex economic systems work. policies are being drafted and executed based on a cursory understanding of how things work, and undergirded by barely-suppressed racism.
Chaos and uncertainty are a feature not a bug.
Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
#67Like many others, I'm of the opinion that shit is about to hit the fan in terms of the economy. Too many alarm bells, too many attempts by the admin to cover up and distract from the pillars starting to show cracks. I hope the recession ends up being smaller in length and magnitude than the 2008-2009 recession because that one wrecked an entire generation in terms of wealth and psychology.
So what's everyone think is a good place for their money to be? I'm pretty vexxed by this question. To me it seems obvious that a lot of what is happening is going to hurt, both short term (tariffs) and long term (destruction of the US advantage in science), but markets have kept going up and up.
> So what's everyone think is a good place for their money to be?
Reinvested into the fabric of your local community.
Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
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I agree that people overconsume "garbage." Indeed who needs 30 dolls or 30 Lego sets (Yes, I know Legos are not made in China, but never the less it's true). We don't need to revamp home decor every five years. What's wrong with having avocado green bathrooms or wood paneling in basements? Did the Russkies or Chinese communists ever feel like their people's housing needed new decor every few years? I doubt it. We cou…
Do you want the government to decide that for you, or should the individual decide what they need/want for themselves?
I do want them to keep absolute and utter disposable and toxic crap off the market and I want them to prevent dumping of products to undercut domestic producers.
The government already has its hand on thousands of levers that control our lives. I agree with many and disagree with some. That's life in a republic.
Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
#69That's what was supposed to happen, right?
There has long been a desire to privatize the USPS, so this also fits neatly into the narrative that the USPS should not be a public good.
Have you looked at your mail lately? The USPS is mostly shipping around recycling, like ads. I would happily pay $7 to send a letter 1 time a year if it meant I would see half as much spam.
Surely you see how the spam is subsidizing letters, and then “public good” isn’t so obviously black and white. I mean we could ban spam, tax to pay $6.50 of every $7 letter to enable wedding invitations be $0.50 to mail… but why?
Re: Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says
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Don't worry, it also hits birthday cards from my cousins, Christmas presents from my siblings, care packages with those favorite candies and coffees that aren't sold in the US. My sibling can't send me hand-knit items or hand-me-down kids items, items truly of de minimis monetary value. It may be accomplishing what was intended -- but I don't think that people in the US (even those paying attention) understand what w…
Edit: Sorry I didn’t read the article fully, I had just woken up.
> 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services