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		908B64B197 on June 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mechanical Apple Watch from real e-waste Apple Wat... It's completely self-inflicted. Duties, tariffs, out of control regulations and taxes to pay for underperforming civil servant's pension funds. It all adds up.

mrguyorama on June 9, 2023 | [–]

Also worker protections, public safety nets, and a general desire to not let corporations chew up and spit out people as if they were iron ore.

ChuckNorris89 on June 9, 2023 | | [–]

Workers protections have nothing to do with consumer prices.

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