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[+] -10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In the real world, sensible governments know that getting companies to make investments is a good thing, not a bad thing. Over in the States, Joe Biden is making the investment incentives of the IRA the centrepiece of his re-election campaign. That's why it's remarkable to see a government actively trying to drive away investors.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    It's only "remarkable" if you don't know anything about the economic and political history of the region.

    Anyone in their right mind would reject this thing after seeing the so-called benefits of the United Fruit Company, or the invitation of American plantations into the Kingdom of Hawaii.

    In the actual real world, investment is only good if it's beneficial to the populace and doesn't undermine its sovereignty. Getting, say, the British East India Company interested in your country was a curse not a blessing, same as having these clowns interested now.

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