Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Apple@lemmy.zipEnglish · 19 days agoTrump believes iPhones can be made in the US, says White Housewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12cross-posted to: CringeNation@lemm.eethevergenews@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squareConHoliousDonFrankle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down1·19 days agoHe’s not wrong. They could be made here, and we would pay 3 or 4 grand a phone for the privilege. Poor dumb orange manchild doesn’t understand the basics of our reality because he has never had to.
minus-squarecircuitfarmerlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 days agoSo how high does the tariff have to go for that math to work out?
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-219 days agoIve gotten quotes for general circuit board mfg in the US, its 1000% more than china. Yes 10x, minimum.
He’s not wrong. They could be made here, and we would pay 3 or 4 grand a phone for the privilege. Poor dumb orange manchild doesn’t understand the basics of our reality because he has never had to.
So how high does the tariff have to go for that math to work out?
Ive gotten quotes for general circuit board mfg in the US, its 1000% more than china.
Yes 10x, minimum.