thatguyoverthere on Nostr: True although honestly I think maybe too much focus on trade and not enough on local ...

True although honestly I think maybe too much focus on trade and not enough on local sustainability is not the best way to run an economy. I think for example it would be Mich smarter and cost effective to use the coal that's here instead of destroying farm land to make solar farms. The cost of building these farms is enormous, and while I think it's privately owned the state gives businesses tax breaks to setup shop. It wouldn't make economic sense to do this otherwise.

Much of the economy is fake. It's cheaper to buy produce grown in Mexico than a local producer because of subsidies which disincentivizes production. Then everyone scratches their heads on why the locals are poor.