• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    Not really because they have economies of scale, which even if it meant the same buying power they have way less transaction friction by shipping from a domestic warehouse… So I guess this also hurts small companies, especially direct to consumer Chinese companies.

    Not to mention they can route their 10 Million widgets through a third country with cheaper tariffs.