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u/Stunning_Night2903 1d ago
4 words “apple manufacturing in usa” search them and open your little eyes
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u/Revolio_ClockbergJr 5h ago
My company makes consumer electronics. We can't afford to make them in the US because there are like ten factories that can do it and they're a) busy b) expensive c) not large enough d) not interested e) etc
And those factories can now charge $1 less than it costs to import from china, and still be the cheapest option around. So, protectionist tariffs without somehow managing... capitalism... can increase the costs of both domestic goods and imports at the same time. Yay!
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u/Mikel_S 1d ago
Apple manufacturing in USA. Yes.
Starting earlier this year they committed to a 500 billion dollar plan to bring a lot of their manufacturing to the US some time over the next 5 years.
That isn't going to magically make it cheaper. Some raw materials are still going to need to be imported.
Labor in the US is more expensive than in Asia. Unless we lose major worker protections such as the paltry minimum wage, the cost of phones will rise, or at best, stay the same.