I’m an independent but lean heavily Libertarian. Most of the Republicans I know still defend slavery, racial profiling, etc. So it isn’t hard for me to understand why conservatives/Republicans are seen as racist and Nazis.
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Trump Suggests Tariffs Could Be Placed on iPhones and Laptops Imported From China
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I’m an independent but lean heavily Libertarian. Most of the Republicans I know still defend slavery, racial profiling, etc. So it isn’t hard for me to understand why conservatives/Republicans are seen as racist and Nazis.
This is very wrong. India imposed tariffs on consumer goods and in turn became self reliant. As of today India imposes heavy tariffs on imported mobile phones and that is the reason why the iPhone is so expensive. Others have setup manufacturing within India. At some point Apple will bite the bullet and make iPhones within India. Until then, people will use Android phones made in country. It is too big of a market to ignore.
Unskilled immigrants are supposed to perform these tasks.
The problem is we spend thousands of dollars in k-12 public education training each citizen in things like calculus and art history and geopolitics - things they don't get in third-world countries - and you expect them to perform oxen jobs?
Not only that, but Americans don't even WANT those unskilled jobs. It's impossible to hire people to work these unskilled jobs, at ANY price, because Americans expect to perform higher skill work, because we trained them to expect that kind of work.
This is why unskilled immigrants are a basic part of the US economy - they literally do the jobs that Americans don't want to do.
If Trump was smart he would have worked with EU, Canada, UK to squeeze China, he would be more successful.
I do agree that China has an unfair advantage and west should act.
As always, you have to spend money to make money.
Republicans expect everything for free, which is why they always crash economies.
That logic assumes you only want to sell them in the US market and no where else.
Those skills are worth exactly the value they're paid.
It's a shame you overpay for things, when you could have gotten the exact same quality work for cheaper.
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Why are you trying to overpay for manual labor when you can get an immigrant do to the same thing for cheaper?
Do you not value the work performed by immigrants? Are you always condescending towards immigrants?
Unskilled immigrants want to do the jobs Americans won't, and you DON'T want to let them?
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There is no better example on how big a waste public education is in the US than the election of Trump.
Everyone loves Berniecare and wants it here. It polls at 70% and 51% at GOP. And People want that stuff, NOW. Want people to die because of your greed?
Utilizing your economy doesnt mean overpaying. It means you utilize your citizens and provide jobs for your economy.
With your guidance you would have 95% unemployability in USA - as the only people being utilized would be engineers and high end employees.
With the tighening on immigration - how do you suppose all labor be done by immigrants in your own economy?
Btw what do the rest of the citizens who arent engineers etc do? Sit back and receive tax payer money?
Incorrect about GM.
Everyone in Business has stated the correct thing. Americans simply aren't buying cars anymore. Just trucks, SUVs, & crossover vehicles. Ford already made most of these changes. GM is late to fix their inherent problem. All of the plants closing are car plants for products not selling in America. These closures are unrelated to Trump, the tax cuts, or the economy, which is still booming in America.
America is not in favor of open borders and never will be. Wall Street & the rest of the world wants Open Borders at our expense. Even with these layoffs, unemployment in America will be nearly nonexistent.
And finally, we are the United States of America, all 50, not The United East and West Coasts of America. You clearly do not understand this country which has a booming economy, unlike Europe. I love when failed socialist economies give advice to other more successful economies. Good try, but no cigar.
Exactly. Trump has alienated all our allies. He could have been much more effective with China had he worked with the EU, Canada & UK to squeeze China. Instead he has run into the China shop like a Bull. But his strong arm tactics could backfire. China holds a Trump card(pun intended). They hold over a Trillion dollars in US debt. Economists and investors worry if there is a trade war, China could reduce its U.S. debt holdings as a political weapon against the Trump administration tariffs proposal. If that happens, the dollar could fall and other countries could follow suit and sell their holdings. We’d be screwed.
no silly, that's WINNING!!!!!
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oh man, falling for the trump koolaid in SPADESIncorrect about GM.
Everyone in Business has stated the correct thing. Americans simply aren't buying cars anymore. Just trucks, SUVs, & crossover vehicles. Ford already made most of these changes. GM is late to fix their inherent problem. All of the plants closing are car plants for products not selling in America. These closures are unrelated to Trump, the tax cuts, or the economy, which is still booming in America.
America is not in favor of open borders and never will be. Wall Street & the rest of the world wants Open Borders at our expense. Even with these layoffs, unemployment in America will be nearly nonexistent.
And finally, we are the United States of America, all 50, not The United East and West Coasts of America. You clearly do not understand this country which has a booming economy, unlike Europe. I love when failed socialist economies give advice to other more successful economies. Good try, but no cigar.
Incorrect about GM.
Everyone in Business has stated the correct thing. Americans simply aren't buying cars anymore. Just trucks, SUVs, & crossover vehicles. Ford already made most of these changes. GM is late to fix their inherent problem. All of the plants closing are car plants for products not selling in America. These closures are unrelated to Trump, the tax cuts, or the economy, which is still booming in America.
America is not in favor of open borders and never will be. Wall Street & the rest of the world wants Open Borders at our expense. Even with these layoffs, unemployment in America will be nearly nonexistent.
And finally, we are the United States of America, all 50, not The United East and West Coasts of America. You clearly do not understand this country which has a booming economy, unlike Europe. I love when failed socialist economies give advice to other more successful economies. Good try, but no cigar.
America supports open borders and has always supported open borders. I'm sure you already know that America had an open borders policy for its first hundred-fifty years.
And remember, steel tariffs increase costs of cars, which reduces their sales.
Let's all be thankful of the booming economy that the great President Obama put into place. Let's make sure Trump doesn't cause it to crash, like Republicans typically do.
If this happens, prices on Apple products likely wouldn't rise much. Apple would eat most of the loss.
Unrelated: I normally oppose tariffs and would like us to have open trade. We're only a rich country if we can buy stuff from poor countries. There IS the factor of China not being very friendly to us (or the environment), though. I've not followed that enough to make a decision about China specifically.
Unrelated: I normally oppose tariffs and would like us to have open trade. We're only a rich country if we can buy stuff from poor countries. There IS the factor of China not being very friendly to us (or the environment), though. I've not followed that enough to make a decision about China specifically.
Wrong again. Most high school kids are not taking calculus or art history. I sense a Marie Antoinette syndrome here. Skilled manufacturing are not unwanted jobs, but needed jobs as it brings in ancillary industries as well. You are confusing service jobs that pay little and attract migrant workers for skilled and semi-skilled jobs that pay a considerably higher wage.
Assembling iPhones and iPads would be similar to a skilled electrician's apprentice. The problem is that Apple's and other companies profits would be much lower if they had to hire Americans. They are taking advantage of currency and cost of living differences of developing countries like China.
Apple has huge profit margins, and they sell what you can call luxury products. This usually means that, in technical terms, there's a high "elasticity of demand." Contrast with a low-margin company where they have no choice but to increase the price by $1 if the cost to produce increases $1.
Where did you get that idea? GM is responding to the general trend of their cars not selling well (ie: focusing on SUVs and trucks), as well as the stupid move of betting on an automated vehicle future.
Have you been to America or a US-university recently? As Cook as stated several times, Americans don't have the capacity to manufacture such things. It isn't because they are too smart. Yes, the USA excels at some higher-end services, but the problem is quantity. The rest all took gender studies and marine biology.
I don't think GM sells too many cars to non-US countries.
No, their stock is down due to dumb articles about suppliers cutting production numbers, which the day-traders on Wall Street use to determine how they see Apple's future.
Conservatives are getting a bad name these days cause they hitched their horses to Trump’s wagon. They are stuck now. It’s no longer their party, it’s the Trump Party, and they are just along for the ride. Trump is not a Republican at all. Nothing he has done resembles traditional conservatism. He has no ideology. He’s a transactionalist. Everything is filtered thru his own ego & narcissism. But the Republican Party is so afraid of losing his rabid base they’ve become sicophantic soulless zombies. They’ve struck a Faustian bargain with the Devil, and lost their soul in exchange for power. The only Conservatives who speak out or question him...are LEAVING office or have left already. Mark my words, The Republican Party will be destroyed for generations because of Trump. The only hope that they have left is gerrymandering, voter suppression & the electoral college.
Reality 101: You are asserting that the current tariffs are an effort to regulate the long-term economy and they're not. They are being used as leverage so that more fair and equitable trade deals can be established where needed. If you are negotiating something which potentially effects a countries wealth you need leverage - otherwise what is the incentive to change the status quo?