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minus-squaresaimen@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoI can’t imagine US citizens drinking so much wine and champagne and the ones who do might even pay the triple price.
minus-squareInFerNo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoI thought so too. The import will never drop to zero, so the difference can be subsidized if France would think its wine industry is in jeopardy. Ya know, privatize profits, socialize losses. Nevertheless, it would still be the better economic choice for France. Spend 1 billion on Trump, or cover the losses for the wine industry. I know which number is bigger.
I can’t imagine US citizens drinking so much wine and champagne and the ones who do might even pay the triple price.
I thought so too. The import will never drop to zero, so the difference can be subsidized if France would think its wine industry is in jeopardy.
Ya know, privatize profits, socialize losses. Nevertheless, it would still be the better economic choice for France.
Spend 1 billion on Trump, or cover the losses for the wine industry. I know which number is bigger.