MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agoEvery non US market could impose their will, simply by banning imports of products that use, or reference SAE instead of metric.message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down111
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareEvery non US market could impose their will, simply by banning imports of products that use, or reference SAE instead of metric.MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarenave@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoThat would be ridiculously difficult to enforce. Also, most manufacturing, American or not, is already done in metric. It would be trivial for companies to swap units. There are many, many better ways to tariff American goods.
That would be ridiculously difficult to enforce. Also, most manufacturing, American or not, is already done in metric. It would be trivial for companies to swap units. There are many, many better ways to tariff American goods.