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iPhones Could Cost Up to $2,300 in the U.S. Due to Tariffs, Analyst Says
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You must not really use your iPhone if it’s at 100% battery health haha. That’s a 3 yr old phone
No, the Penguins are on Heard and McDonald Islands, not Norfolk:
Trump tariffs: How island of penguins and seals ended up on list
The remote Heard and McDonald Islands haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade.www.bbc.com
Heard and McDonald Islands are Australian Territories - just like Norfolk. 10% tariffs apply because they apply to Australia, not because 'TrUmP iS tAxiNg pEnGUinS'.
Anyone who has the time to type about this 'news' story could have googled them and found this out themselves.
Apple was told a decade ago to move away from China. Tim didn’t listen, so Apple’s leadership has only themselves to blame
What's the problem? We're paying these prises for Apple stuff for years in Europe.
Is that the best you've got? And while we're here, you actually had a thought about Fox News enter your head? No wonder your side is losing mindshare so badly. Dorky, from top to bottom.
Sucks being an American huh? The iPhone 16 range in Australia as below before the tarrifs.
Thats for the base 256GB model, if you want more well;
My iPhone 16e that I just purchased costs A$ 999.00 in Australia but I got a whopping, equivalently high Trade-In of A$520.00 for my iPhone 13 Pro Max in mint condition. Thats a bloody bargain for us Aussies.🤣👍🏼
What are labour doing that are worst? What is worst, is it a German sausage?
Dude, Apple made 94 billion in profit last year, the core issue here is greed nothing more. If Apple made 90 billion instead would they be any worse off than they are now? Wouldn’t Americans having more money if anything increase spending in the long run and thus profits? The government needs to be regulating these companies from bending over the country that made it possible for them to exist in the first place
Some regulations have good intentions, but policies should be judged by real world results, not their intentions. The fact of the matter is current policies have lead us to being close to $37T in debt, monthly trade deficits in the hundreds of billions of dollars, the dollar has lost 99% of its purchasing power since 1914, and our manufacturing base being gutted in the process. You seem to think this is because American businesses and citizens aren't regulated enough? So if the government just regulated us more, taxed us more, re-distributed wealth more, we'd be better off? The reality is exactly the opposite. The wealth and income gap is so large because government is too big, too powerful, and too cumbersome in our daily lives.
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Considering the alternative, no.
Compensation is directly correlated to skill level and value brought to the company. Tim Cook has said the reason why apple manufactures in Asia is the there aren't enough skilled workers in the US. While I think this is partially a cop out, he does have a point. In order to train American workers to do what apple needs wages will need to be cut until the general skill level increases. Remember it doesn't matter what the government mandated minimum wage is. In the real world, if you don't have the skills to do what employers need, you will be permanently unemployed and your wage will be zero.
This is only a small part of why American manufacturing has been gutted over the last 50-60 years. Unfortunately, it's going to be a long and difficult road to bring it back.
So you think the US being close to $37T in debt, monthly trade deficits in the hundreds of billions of dollars, constant eroding of the dollar's purchasing power is sustainable?
I never said any of the things you're accusing me of.
Life expectancy in the US has been falling relative to some parts of the world, and we have all of the regulations you seem to believe in and support. Part of the reason why this is the case is a lot of good, high paying manufacturing jobs were regulated out of existence by the government and the unions, leaving mostly lower paid service sector jobs in the US. Lower wages have lead to a lower standard of living, poorer health (mental and physical), and lower life expectancy.
If we brought manufacturing jobs back to the US, we'd all be richer, happier, and healthier. Unfortunately I don't think Trump's tariffs are going to be enough to do that. Which is why the only real solution is to deregulate so American companies and workers can be competitive with the rest of the world.
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Don’t forget to say thank you and wear a suit !
I doubt that Apple will not be granted an exception, otherwise this will hit the face of too many Trump supporters.
I doubt that Apple will not be granted an exception, otherwise this will hit the face of too many Trump supporters.
My wife paid just under A$2000.00 for a 256GB iPhone 15 Pro Max from Apple two years ago. You clearly have no idea what other countries pay for Apple products. Not only is our currency worth less than the American dollar but we cop import duty and excise as well, while Americans pay peanuts for the same items. All that is about to change thanks to...well you know who.
"The United States has imposed various tariffs on Chinese imports, including a 10% tariff on all Chinese products that came into effect on February 1, 2025, and was later increased to 20% on March 4, 2025. Additionally, on April 2, 2025, the total import tariff on China was raised to 54%." Sucks to be in America huh?
This is one of the problems. Our economy is 70% consumption. The most consumption any economy can sustain over the long term is 50%. The other 50% has to be production.
The fact the US is nearly $37T in debt not including unfunded liabilities or state and local debt, with monthly trade deficits in the hundreds of billions of dollars is proof we've been living beyond our means.
Unfortunately, it is going to be long and difficult road back to sustainability.
I don’t disagree some regulations are poorly executed, and no I don’t believe in forced wealth redistribution. The fact is that in the 50’s and 60’s the us had regulations in place that were removed in the late 70’s and 80’s that had led to where we are now, ironic considering that’s the time period trump is talking about being once great. And let’s not forget that it was in the 80’s that the modern debt the us has been building started
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The debt really started under Johnson's guns and butter. That's why Nixon "had" to end Bretton Woods. There's a really good documentary called End of the Road, How Money Became Worthless. It's on YT and it's worth a watch. I also highly recommend Mike Maloney's Hidden Secrets of Money, also on YT.
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