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Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Consumer spending is something like 68% of the US economy. I suspect that's the case in most countries?

Consumer spending drives the US economy.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    The US's best export, so to speak, is it's money. People in the US buy more than anywhere. It has a larger consumer market than EU, China, and India combined. That's ridiculous to think about, a country of 350m outspending 3.5b. As much as I can't stand trump and think everything is wrong, leveraging the US and it's buying power is a tactic that makes sense. I wouldn't even be mad if it was just part of some negotiation, but it coupled with obviously all the rest of the shit kinda changes the light that it's shown in.

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