• PugJesus@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    As an American, I never had much of an attachment to ‘buying American’. I understood comparative advantage and the benefits it brings to all parties involved. I had neither favoritism for nor against American-made goods or American companies.

    I’m now dedicated to buying non-American goods wherever possible, and buying as little as possible in general (though that’s not much of a change).

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      4 months ago

      I hope you have the money for it because non-American items are gonna cost some coin under King Fuckwit.

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        4 months ago

        Well, I don’t really have the money to buy much of anything these days. But any dreams of getting a new e-bike in the near future are dashed, that’s for damn sure. This broken heap with a quarter-battery charge will have to last me a few more years.

        • ikidd@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          You might be able to upgrade the battery, look into hacks for that model.

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            4 months ago

            Or save yourself the time and effort and just set fire to your house.

            Those Temu/Wish.com batteries are the whole reason we have regulations.

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      4 months ago

      I haven’t either, but in recent years I really want to buy local as much as possible. I want the local farms/food producers to continue to exist. If shit hits the fan, they’ll still be around and will be more relevant than ever.