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minus-squareGodort@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·6 days agoYou’d think, but its easier to just charge an extra 20% and then blame China while pocketing the extra 3%. We wont start mining for rare earth metals until they simply refuse to sell to us.
minus-squareAvieshek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 days agoCheap labour followed by infrastructure if not (kinda corrupt system) government is also a thing.
You’d think, but its easier to just charge an extra 20% and then blame China while pocketing the extra 3%.
We wont start mining for rare earth metals until they simply refuse to sell to us.
Cheap labour followed by infrastructure if not (kinda corrupt system) government is also a thing.