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Future iPhones Could Be 'Made in America' as Apple Asks Foxconn to Consider U.S. Manufacturing
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Its almost as if allowing American companies to repatriate $2+ trillion in overseas wealth at a sane tax rate is good for America.
I think it would be glorious if iPhones were made in the USA.
We need the jobs here. All kinds, don't be picky.
Maybe Trump could get Apple's money parked overseas home, too.
We need the jobs here. All kinds, don't be picky.
Maybe Trump could get Apple's money parked overseas home, too.
Perhaps if Cook had qualified the statement with "skills relevant to our industry". The Bureau of Labor(sic) Statistics does track the number of tool and die makers in the US and it would have to be a big room to hold them all, admittedly. But if you dig down in the data and look at the number with skills relevant to the manufacture of iPhones and Macs you will see that though the statement taken literally is hyperbole, the intent of the statement is not inaccurate. The issue of a lack of tool and die makers inhibiting the growth of manufacturing has been reported on before.
Would it be safe to say that a ratio of 100 to 1 for tool and die makers between China and the US (probably an underestimation) would make the statement, if not literally accurate, at least figuratively relevant?
No, if it's my kids, I would rather pay for them during this period so that they use the time to learn more real skills.
No retail job is going to be glamorous. It's a starting point though.
Americans have been told for a while now that you "need" a college degree to be successful and trades are to be looked down upon. Once college degrees become common they offer no more benefit than a high school diploma, minus STEM degrees.
Thing is you don't need much more than a high school degree. There's these things called apprenticeships where you learn a trade. People can look down on trades but who are they calling when they need a house built or their toilet backs up?
Taking something apart is 1000 times easier than putting it together.
remember that time my iPhone fell on the concrete floor and completely fell apart? What happens if I throw the broken parts up in the sky?
I despise identity politics of any form. Now instead of pandering to women, minorities or gays it's white working class folks from Appalachia and the rust belt. Like I said this is all about redistributing a fixed pie. Those other groups got their spoils now it's the white working class folks turn. Trump is just a populist demagogue like we've had before with William Jennings Bryan, Huey Long, Father Coughlin, etc. He's Pat Buchanan without the religious bent. People will be in for a rude awakening when he doesn't deliver on the promises he made. I predict what happened to Obama in 2010 will happen to Trump in 2018.
Well of course the average consumer is going to get a piece of that $2T, as cash payments, discounts off of product and new cars for everyone. Isn't that what Trump promised?
50 Americans working to maintain a factory of robots is better than 100,000 Chinese building it in a sweatshop.
The problem is some people think a high school degree is all they need.
I recall talking to a plumber about 10 years ago and I asked how much did he make (about $75/hr). Not the most glorious job and sometimes it stinks, but it is a living. I think most people can't fathom sticking their hands in **** and even complain about working in fast food.
Kind of what I was getting at. For $75 an hour I can wear rubber gloves and take a shower before relaxing at home.
Mike Rowe offers a far better example of hard work. Dirty Jobs was an awesome show and to this day Rowe is still an advocate for the skill trades.
ETA: Using your example that plumber gave. $75 an hour not including after hours/holiday pay is pulling in a gross $156,000 a year and that was 10 years ago. There's a lot I would do for $100k a year.
Make America Great Again! lol
In all seriousness, I expect a lot of this will be automated, but building factories, equipment, and maintenance, etc. would all be new jobs for the US, which I wouldn't complain about. Plus the working conditions would obviously be better than some of the horror stories we've heard.
In all seriousness, I expect a lot of this will be automated, but building factories, equipment, and maintenance, etc. would all be new jobs for the US, which I wouldn't complain about. Plus the working conditions would obviously be better than some of the horror stories we've heard.
Looking forward to those who are against this coming up with spectacular reasons why this won't work.
"Apple CEO Tim Cook previously told 60 Minutes it manufactures iPhones in China because of "skill," not lower wages"
@!#% you Tim you @!#%+>$ liar.
@!#% you Tim you @!#%+>$ liar.
Don't forget to look back this thread is 9 pages long, plenty have already gave reasons why they believe it wont.
The worst thing I saw (and I don't know if it was Mike's show) was the guy that had to scuba dive into Mexico's sewage system to unstuck plugs. Visibility: about 1 inch. He had to feel his way to the plug and then remove it.
He made good money.
I remember that show. Vocational jobs, in the right market, can make a killing. Also, there is an important truth that most people neglect to realize because these jobs don't require a lot of skill: these jobs can't be outsourced.
Oh you would hate me. I went to college largely on the 'govments dime, even if the GI biil paled in comparison to what people received a long time ago (or just recently of which I missed the boat). I probably make about 140k (this includes stock and yearly bonuses and disability). Honestly, I don't keep track of every dollar until the end of the year lol.
I definitely don't have to work very hard. Sure, some days, I have to actually engage my brain for a full 8 hours a day. Rarely, I have to fully engage in a full 40 hours per week. I get to complain about my back cramping from sitting too long lol. I don't remember the last time I actually had to sweat. The horror, the horror! I may the laziest man in all of Los Angeles right after the Dude.
That is a good point, although it is largely a result of the cyclical nature of relying on China's cheap labor for so many years; if we had built up manufacturing in the states, the workforce would already be in place, and large-scale mobilization wouldn't be an issue.