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President Biden announces a series of tariffs on green energy products from China. (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

While I agree that worker wages and safety protections are shit in China, one thing nobody mentions when they compare wages is the fact that Chinese people are given free healthcare and affordable housing.

93 percent of Chinese citizens own their house. They also have a low retirement age. So there are some things that kind of make up for the shit wages and toxic workplace in China.

I still think its pretty terrible to be lower class over there, but I don't think its really any more terrible than it is to be lower class in America, honestly.