The United States was, is, and always will be a self sufficient country, we need NOTHING from other Countries...
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Rare earth metals
A variety of earth and metallic-based pigments used in all sorts of inks, dyes and other coloring processes.
Probably others, but those came to mind immediately.
We do live in an inter-connected world. Everyone fights for the same markets and those markets need fast, cheap, superior products. It is a truism that you can have any two of that triangle at one time, but not all three.
Everyone wants to dismiss cheap labor and less costly environmental concerns, but those make US products more expensive everywhere. Wages will not go down and no one wants environmental degradation for the sake of cheaper production.
We need the world as much as the world needs us. I remember when parts of the Soviet bloc didn’t trade with the US and the 3rd world received products mostly from the east. Those products were inferior, but still, that’s what they had.
We will become a much poorer nation without world trade. I have no idea what the results of these tariffs will be, but it will be interesting to watch it play out.
Business needs markets. Markets need products. Products compete.
We have rare earth metals, except the enviros are blocking access.
We will become a much poorer nation without world trade
Yeah, I remember how hard it was for young couples in the 50’s and 60’s to buy their first home with 2 kids and only one working parent, unlike today where anyone with a decent job can buy a house in the neighborhood they work and support their family while momma raises the kids....
http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/appalachian-coal-ash-richest-rare-earth-elements
So the color is off. Heck I wouldn’t care if it was black and white.
Try again sport.
“Rare earth metals” are not “rare.”
There is plenty more where those come from—we just need to identify them.
We mostly don’t need **** from anyone. Let the boys up in the head office throw their little **** fit. They’ll get over it.