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I don't see any incentive for the US or European governments to do anything to penalize China or any other country who takes their place. The man on the street is more concerned about price or getting a good deal. Just look at any large outside market and you will never find an authentic item.
The incentive is the drag on the economy caused by IP theft and fake goods not to mention death in some cases. The rule of law either exists or it does not. We don't suspend norms because "the man on the street" (not sure what that means really) does not like something to be enforced. So where is the line drawn? Fentanyl? Fake and/or contaminated RX drugs? Defective airplane parts? Light bulbs that catch on fire in your child's room (this has happened)?
But back to the man on the street. There are more people that are pissed that they purchased something fake than there are people that think it is a good thing. They understand a false economy when they see one. To put it in philatelic terms it is much like buying a $5000 catalog value stamp on
ebay for $20. Do you really have something worthwhile or are you just being delusional?
Are our leaders supposed to follow norms and rules of law and seek a level playing field that also ensures our financial and physical wellbeing or should they take cash from the CCP and others and forget about us.
Final example: Juul had/has most of their vape pods manufactured in China. Counterfeiting was rampant and the Chinese government gave them lip service. It turned out that devices would catch on fire in people's houses and luggage (one couple lost their house to a fake Juul device catching on fire) and that the vape juice was contaminated with heavy metals and other unsavory things. Juul fought hard and won with no help from the US government. The man on the street benefited whether he/she knew it or not.
Washington needs to do its job. We do not elect them to look good around election time and blather on about gender and other issues that are diversions.
Posted 08/30/2023 5:37 pm
