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by imacomputer 821 days ago
Maybe they will pull out of Europe then, but laws are laws and businesses must comply. Whether those lose make sense is another issue.

> As an aside, it’s baffling to me why an aging continent with a sluggish economy would want to start a trade war with its only friend.

This isn't a trade war, there is no competition the EU is trying to bolster. The way I see it they are just being assertive about their market rules, which is refreshing considering other regions tend to get walked over.
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FredPret 821 days ago
You have to out-invent, out-sell, and out-implement your economic rivals. You can't out-regulate them, because if you create an economic island with nothing but strict regulations, there's no strong incentive for the rest of the world to connect with that island.

Now, if EU regulations created an amazing place to live where everybody's inventing and implementing the future, that would be great. (And the EU does have lots of common-sense regulations with a high return on investment). The best way to set the tone of the future is to build it yourself, not complain about what someone else built.

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imacomputer 818 days ago
> You have to out-invent, out-sell, and out-implement your economic rivals

No you don't have to. Why is globalism a necessity?

We work to live, not live to work. We are pushing each other for economic growth so hard our population is starting to decline for "the hustle".

> The best way to set the tone of the future is to build it yourself, not complain about what someone else built.

Straw man? I'm not against innovation or the success of others. Why do you like being abused by large international organizations? :)

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