The Australian government will lift import tariffs on a wide range of consumer goods including toothbrushes, chopsticks and pens in an effort to lower rising household living expenses and business costs.

  • @reddig33
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    7 months ago

    Is there a reason you can’t make toothbrushes and chopsticks in Australia?

    • @[email protected]
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      7 months ago

      We don’t make stuff here. We dig up resources, ship them to China, and buy it back from China in the form of various products.

      Along the way billionaires in both countries make a lot of money and a lot of pollution is made shipping things back and fourth across the globe.

      • @saltesc
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        47 months ago

        We make some things here. Beer, Chiko Rolls…umm…we used to do cars.

        • @Cort
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          17 months ago

          Aww, I was always jealous of the Utes. You just can’t find a small truck in America anymore.

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      7 months ago

      short answer is no, but these felons can get lazy

    • @[email protected]
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      17 months ago

      What makws you think they can’t? Reducing tariffs on imported toothbrushes is an excellent way to reduce the sale cost of domestic toothbrushes.