Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US?
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 days agoI think your point is, first the tube socks go to $20. Then someone (maybe a Chinese who is now global expert in sock making) in US figures out a way to make them for $19, 2 years after their investment.
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 3 days ago
My point is there’s shortages, along with probably hoarding & scalping, and many people simply go without socks for years. It takes time to build up manufacturing capacity.