daychilde comments on The US auto industry is in big trouble. China now makes 75 percent of all electric vehicles sold anywhere on earth. US automakers make around 5 percent.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Oh, they haven't lost. It's us who have lost. Government is protecting their profits.

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[–] Felis_Catus_Domesticus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (2 children)

They have definitely lost.

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[–] tkohldesac@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Can I start losing then? I’d love to have great grand children that never need to work a day in their life.

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago

Oh no they don't think they have lost. No one will force them to give the money back unless there is a purge. Even then no one will be asking.

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago

For now. Its always been the government who helped create the captive market.

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