What would you do as a government?
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109Cheap, foreign-made cars are becoming increasingly popular, causing concern in [national] automobile manufacturing industry.
1. "Unless this government does something, [nation] won't have an auto industry for much longer," says auto industry union boss Buffy Summers, in a rare public appearance alongside management. "These foreign companies employ people for a few megabods a day. The only way to level the playing field is to raise tariffs. The government would make more money, too, so it's win-win."
2. "For once, I agree with my grubby colleague here," says General Chassis CEO Buffy Jefferson. "Although I have to say, tariffs aren't the only answer. A more effective solution would be to abolish minimum wage laws. Now that would level the playing field."
3. "I think we need to face facts," says noted economist and chat-show regular Pip Christmas. "We live in a global economy now, and automobile manufacturing just isn't [nation]'s strong suit. There's no point taking money from taxpayers in order to line the pockets of a few greedy workers and corrupt managers in a doomed industry."
1. "Unless this government does something, [nation] won't have an auto industry for much longer," says auto industry union boss Buffy Summers, in a rare public appearance alongside management. "These foreign companies employ people for a few megabods a day. The only way to level the playing field is to raise tariffs. The government would make more money, too, so it's win-win."
2. "For once, I agree with my grubby colleague here," says General Chassis CEO Buffy Jefferson. "Although I have to say, tariffs aren't the only answer. A more effective solution would be to abolish minimum wage laws. Now that would level the playing field."
3. "I think we need to face facts," says noted economist and chat-show regular Pip Christmas. "We live in a global economy now, and automobile manufacturing just isn't [nation]'s strong suit. There's no point taking money from taxpayers in order to line the pockets of a few greedy workers and corrupt managers in a doomed industry."
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