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No one actually needs oil or gas. It is a legacy job to keep people employed. Like mines. Like gas. Like cars. Like medicine.
We'll never see the future of most inventions/progress because most states remain 100% stagnant in growth, innovation, or progress related to new technologies.
Kids graduate college with educations for jobs that don't exist. Because, we're hoping, those jobs eventually arrive.
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https://archive.ph/GyXt5 :
'BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Saturday it strongly opposes Washington’s decision to levy additional tariffs on $550 billion worth of Chinese goods and warned the United States of consequences if it does not end its “wrong actions”. '
'At the same time, Trump announced an increase in planned tariffs on the remaining $300 billion worth of Chinese goods to 15% from 10%. '
'Trump was responding to Beijing’s decision on Friday night that it was planning to impose retaliatory tariff on $75 billion worth of U.S. imports ranging from soybean to ethanol. '
'The year-long trade war between the world’s two largest economies has roiled financial markets and shaken the global economy. '
'China will also reinstitute tariffs of 25% on cars and 5% on auto parts suspended last December. '
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