Too much criticism of #Biden's #EV #tariffs ignoring basic facts about #China & #BYD

A reminder about why #Chinese #electric vehicles are so cheap - more than mere "innovation"

- non-existent labor protections, & no real labor unions in Chinese factories = cheap workforce (unlike unionized Detroit)

- minimal lacking sourcing standards for raw materials = widespread supply chain #humanrights & #environmental abuses

- massive subsidies & domestic market protectionism

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#Purple #Camas
#Yellow #Rocketcress
#Balsamroot
#Hawthorn

#Spring #blooms at #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary.

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I was so in love with all the #NatureTrails this morning; with hundreds of purple #camas flowers blooming all around me 😍

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there's a reason she is called mother nature.

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