A normal reaction to the US admin’s tariffs and immaturity.
Same numbers in Canada. USA is going to learn the hard way that their “benevolence” in fact drove a lot of US industry abroad. Donald Trump, the GOP, and the weak Democrats (do they do anything?) will be seen in the long run as the best thing to happen to a lot of countries that traded with the US.
And the added economic benefits of having in-house services are basically a return on investment that balance out any higher initial costs. It’s a no brainer.
So since the alternatives are already here and very often they are free the real questions is what % is willing to make any effort to stop using American providers. Talk is cheap…
A growing percentage as they become aware of the problem. It isn’t a static number.
EU is replacing Visa and MasterCard, that’s a huge start. Canada has had working alternatives for years that are popular.
I think this article is more about consumer products like Windows and Gmail where people decide what to use, not infrastructure which can be steered by EU.
…So, a full third want a domestic alternative, but not to pay for it?
Pay more
I mean, yes, that’s what I said, but you do, of course, realise that’s worse, right? Like, not only are they not willing to pay for a service to be domestic, but they are willing to pay for it, to the people they want to decouple from.
?? They are willing to pay for a domestic service, presumably to people doing it domestically, just not more than what they’re currently paying to non-domestic people. I’m not sure how you are reading this.
They are willing to pay for the service itself, but not to have it be domestic. Ie., they would like to have it be domestic, abstractly, all else being equal, but they’re not bothered enough to be willing to pay to actually make it happen.
I don’t understand why you think it should be more expensive if it’s locally made.
…I don’t understand why you think I think that.
You’re in the ditch bud. Call a tow truck.
You’ve failed to understand the article and headline. The poll concluded that French people would be willing to pay a higher cost for goods and services that are domestic to France. Your last statement “… But they’re not bothered enough to be willing to pay to actually make it happen” is directly opposite the article. A vast majority are indeed willing to pay to make it happen which is why they stated such.
And you’ve failed to read my first post: the majority are, but a third are not.
Where are you citing a third? Maybe that’s where the misunderstanding lies.
TBH I would expect that group to be much bigger. Many people say that they prefer more sustainable/social/independent/local… options, but when it comes to the real decision it’s all about convenience and price.
