• protist@mander.xyz
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      6 days ago

      How braindead do you have to be to call Temu a “free market?” They exploit a loophole in the tax code to undercut competitors, and in so doing use way more packaging materials and expend significantly more energy per item in trans-oceanic transportation than typical bulk trade does

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      Read the article. This is targeting companies that abuse an exemption to dodge taxes.