Maybe we don't need a temu haul. Maybe it's the culture of overconsumption that makes us crave mountains of cheap Chinese crap.
Yes it will be the consumer who pays more money for cheap foreign goods, if they continue to buy them. But maybe we'll buy less of what don't need. Maybe we'll change our habits and buy one well made, and ethically produced, dress, that we handle before buying (hopefully made in the USA) instead of twenty cheap, unethical produced ones from online sites like Shien, that fall apart in a month.
The goal of tariffs is to make our current choices painful and force us to switch to better ones.
Of course it happens, but it's not widespread or a new occurence. Also, as long as it's not someone else's pet, how is eating dogs or cats all that different from eating other animals? Dogs and cats are overpopulated anyhow, and often have to be put down at shelters anyhow.
What exactly do you mean by that? Because I'm not working for free, or on a scale that changes based on my employers whims. I'm assuming that's not what you mean.
Do you mean the minimum wage system? I do think it a actually keeps wages low, because it's a number that can be pointed at as acceptable by employers, and if they pay more, they can brag that they pay x above minimum wage, even if x is miniscule.
If you're refering to a universal basic income, I still think we would need a wage system on top of that. The basic income would/should cover basic needs only, but everything earned would be for the extras people want.
Since I don't really affect anything (and live in California) I'm keeping my mouth shut and watching the meltdowns. They are gonna look so foolish a year from now when, not only has the economy not collapsed, but is better than at any time under Biden.
Also, if I recall correctly, the economy was great last time under Trump until liberals insisted we shut the entire economy downtown covid.
