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[-] rImITywR@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I make coffee at home, I don't import it.

Not like you millennials with your fancy frappy cappy whatever.

That's why you can't afford a house.

[-] ElJefe@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah I like my crappy fappys

[-] A7thStone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Slow down there McAfee

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

This will not be popular but coffee is absolutely a luxury lol.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

the only state that grows coffee is hawaii and their coffee is already more expensive than anything you'll find on the shelf now

[-] Lowpast@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago
[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Not a state, a colony.

[-] SuperIce@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Still 2 to 4x the cost of beans from other countries, more than the tariffs.

[-] Lowpast@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

The high price is from high labor costs. So, once tarrifs happen, it'll be competitive, no?

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Are the tariffs 1-300%?

[-] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Jones act probably matters somewhat here too

[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago
[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

A ton of produce is imported here, too. It's often easier to import from the southern hemisphere for things otherwise out of season. Tariffs on that would be asinine, of course, but these people are morons so...

[-] Sprokes@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Should we really import products that are out of season though?

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

While it is ideal to eat within season, it's not inherently bad that we import things that are in season elsewhere. Global supply chains can be eco-friendly and the alternative can actually be more wasteful (like growing in places without water but a lot of sun, like Cali) but they do need to be pressured into doing it that way.

Honestly, the other alternative is just going back to pre-global trade, which would be a few centuries. I'm down for bringing back wind sails, though!

this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2024
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