• ikt@aussie.zone
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    6 days ago

    It should take them seriously, the amount of EU business going overseas is bad, if these companies setup in the US that will be yet another step on the slow slide of EU decline

    Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats

    The Continent under-invests in innovation, fails to protect its industries and boost its military and defenses, he said.

    https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-europe-china-competition-protectionism-geopolitics/

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      It’s a largely hollow threat. The US doesn’t have the talent to absorb these businesses operations and they can’t import talent because not a lot educated talented people want to live in a fascist shithole where the local shooting range is your kids school, and you’ll get deported to a foreign prison.

      America’s pull of global talent is now a push. Academics and MDs are fleeing a country that is self immolating.