• AernaLingus [any]
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    15 hours ago

    I found this line very funny:

    State funding for Chinese companies enables them to offer salaries beyond what Western companies can pay.

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    ASML made €8 billion in net income in 2023. TSMC, $30 billion (not Western, but mentioned in the same breath). I’m sure they could scrounge a few coins from under the couch cushions to match salaries if they wanted to.

    • nohaybanda [he/him]
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      1214 hours ago

      So true, but also y’all did the Chips Act and some of the most heavy handed protectionism seen this century. The fuck you talking about