You're right. That's unfair to clowns.
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Donald Trump Says Apple Won't Be Granted Tariff Relief on Mac Pro Parts Made in China: 'Make Them in The USA, No Tariffs!'
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You're right. That's unfair to clowns.
But the "infrastructure" to build the previous model was? Bullsh*t.
That sounds good as a campaign slogan. But in reality what would happen is the cost would be transferred over to you.
I think the best part of all of this is that we have a Republican imposing tax increases with not so much as a whimper from the Tea Party.
That is what a tariff is, after all; little different than a sales tax or excise tax. While such taxes can be used in part to encourage/discourage certain kinds of behavior (just as tax deductions can be used to encourage other behavior), to the extent that people are willing to pay the tax to have the goods, tariffs raise money. The excise taxes on gas, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages haven't stopped most people from driving, smoking, or drinking. Until around 1913 tariffs and excise taxes brought in the majority of US government revenue.
Everything else is smoke and mirrors.
Fun fact: The Boston Tea Party wasn't held to protest an increased tax. Some protested because, although the 1773 Tea Act cut taxes on tea, there was still some tax remaining. Others protested because the main effect of the Tea Act was to undercut the price of tax-free smuggled tea. The British East India Company had a huge surplus of tea in the UK, and they needed to move it out of the warehouses. Parliament essentially gave BEIC a company-specific tax break.
The parts have to be shipped to USA instead of from across the street. That doesn't make it impossible to manufacture in usa
Because that is the reality of politics. Special interests get special favors. Just because Trump says mow he won’t grant a waiver doesn’t mean it isn’t eventually going to happen.
Yeah those makeup artists and truck drivers are just waiting on the edge of their seats for these new Mac Pros that will cost 1/5 of their yearly salary.
You're massively overestimating the amount of people who want/need this.
Who are lesser folks?
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He very much is a clown
That's a valid observation.
Another Observation: A Republican President trying to incentivize American companies to hire locally and generate working-class jobs (something the dems should be cheering?). It seems that since the 90s(at least) both parties catered to non-working-class concerns.
Why? There's a global economy for a reason. As well as a free market.
While I get your sentiment it isn't going to happen. Production shifts to Vietnam, Mexico or other lower cost producers. At bets we'll get a high tech assembly line that employees a handful of skilled technicians. US Labor is simply too expensive to do the kind of labor intensive work done overseas; even China is starting to feel pressure from cheaper locations.
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Tariffs don't do that overall and are simply a new tax on consumers.
Actually, it does, the trash can Mac Pro was made in the USA. They can create the infrastructure and they could look great doing it. They should had marketed the hell out of the trash can being made in USA.
When I think of the likes of Red Skelton, Bobo Barnett and Benny Hill, calling Trump a clown is indeed very insulting to those great entertainers.
Trump isn't even worthy of hold the over-sized shoes of fictional clowns like Krusty, Pennywise or the Joker.
As a libertarian, I agree.
I suppose I didn't make it clear in my previous post that what's unique with President Trump seems to be that he's making an argument for working-class jobs (whether or not its a valid argument is debatable). The dems seemed to be content with inflating government power for purposes of redistribution with robinhood-like taxes/policies, but they hardly-ever used the levers of power to incentivize private-sector working-class jobs (at least i dont remember that argument being made publicly anyway).
so they move the manufacturing to China to increase profits- then are zapped with a 25% tariff for doing so. Serves them right.
There's no way they'll increase the price of the $6000 base mMP to $7500 to offset the tariff, $6K is way overpriced as it is.
The mMP is officially now an Apple Boondogle. Either they don't make a worthwhile profit selling it at the original price, or they jack up the price and hardly anyone buys it.
There's no way they'll increase the price of the $6000 base mMP to $7500 to offset the tariff, $6K is way overpriced as it is.
The mMP is officially now an Apple Boondogle. Either they don't make a worthwhile profit selling it at the original price, or they jack up the price and hardly anyone buys it.
Good for Trump, I hope he extends the same answer to anyone else who asks the same request! Support American Jobs!
Wish our pathetic excuse for a parliament in the UK was like that, it remains to be seen if Boris does what he says.... they have lost a LOT of the public’s trust over the last 3 years or more.
Wish our pathetic excuse for a parliament in the UK was like that, it remains to be seen if Boris does what he says.... they have lost a LOT of the public’s trust over the last 3 years or more.
Yes, it made the truck market in the US stronger but not really more viable long term. The "chicken tax" has also resulted in much higher prices for trucks; and resulted in manufacturers pretty much giving up on cars in the US in favor of trucks since the profit margin is so much higher. Even so, the only truck in the top 10 made in USA list is the F150 and Honda. Others are made outside of the US in NAFTA countries and reimported. US Car companies love the tariff because it enables them to keep profit margins high. They could lower prices but why bother if there is no real competition.
The challenge is rising gas prices resulted in a drop in demand long term and all of a sudden all those profits go away and they have no US made cars to compete with imports or foreign manufacturers making cars in the south. US companies are essentially a monoculture.
The real challenge for them is the Chines car market and what tariffs and other rules will impact their presence there, given it is a huge growth market they want to tap.
As for going to Michigan, I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy...
Clowns at least intend to bring joy and happiness to everyone they meet
Because Trumps daughters clothing line gets one by being lumped under a waiver for clothing.
What’s really hilarious about this hole topic is people still don’t realize the spelling mistakes are intentional. People who don’t even like Trump will spread the fundamental message while being spelling/grammar n@zis which everyone hates. It’s brilliant on his part... the only bad press is no press. Scott Adams has discussed this many times.