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[-] NutWrench@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Once again. Companies do NOT pay tariffs. They pass on those costs of those tariffs to their customers. YOU are gonna pay that extra 25% not Apple.

[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

how long is it going to take, before you realize its too late? if they didn't realize by now, they aren't going to

[-] Soulg@ani.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Trump will never ever admit he's wrong, but I'm curious how the voters will react when everything costs 50% more all of a sudden.

They'll probably blame Biden somehow, but I'm curious still

[-] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

He's already called all the stock market turmoil "Biden's market", hilariously.

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[-] Primax@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's coming true.

And again "tariff must be paid by Apple" really shows that he still has no idea how they work.

Tbf the labor will be done by the minorities and undesirables they will keep throwing in prison without due process

[-] And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Made in India + 25% tariff is still cheaper than made in Murica.

That BS is just for media.

[-] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

The Art of Extortion.

[-] Loduz_247@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Trump has become schizophrenic again.

[-] SattaRIP@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Let's not armchair diagnose people, please.

It's always disappointing to see how much people on here hate people with mental disabilities. Under no circumstances would anyone be OK with comparing Donald Trump to another minority. I think even insulting him by calling him fat is perceived as too gauche. But ableism? 100% OK by most of Lemmy.

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[-] TurnOnTheSunflower@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I think you suffer from anti armchair diagnosis.

[-] egrets@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

This is the dumbest comment I've read all day but I've been chuckling about it for a good couple of minutes.

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[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Trump has a lot that seems might be wrong with him, but schizophrenia never really seemed to be on the list. Narcissism, dementia, psycho-/socio-pathy, compulsive lying, and possibly more, but I've never gotten the feeling he displayed the hyperpatternicity I associate with schizophrenia.

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[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

This isn't about making Apple make iPhones in the US. This is a 25% tax on everyday Americans that the fascists will blame on Apple for not making iPhones in the US and use to give tax breaks to the rich. Trump and his cabal are reverse Robin Hooding the American people and 70 million of them are lining up to lick his boots for it.

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The US is turning into my games of stellaris a little bit more everyday. Oh boy you sure dont want to be in my games of stellaris guys.

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[-] lsibilla@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

What about the components? Should they also be produced in the US?

Let’s be clear, producing the iPhone in the US would be more than a 25% cost increase.

[-] NotAGamer@lemmy.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Even with tariffs it's still not financially viable to Apple to bring manufacturing to the U.S. and if they still decided to it would take 10to 15 years to get going. It ain't gonna happen. Sad oompa-loompa.

[-] TorJansen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I see the problem here. He's talking to Tim Cook, who's CEO of some cooking company. He needs to talk to Tim Apple.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Selling iPhones made outside US: bad

Selling MAGA hats and swag made in China: art of the deal

[-] UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Step 1. Add Tarrifs.

Step 2. Wait till the share price falls.

Step 3. Buy in low.

Step 4. Lift the tariffs again.

Step 5. Wait till the share price rises.

Step 6. Profit.

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

you fucking idiot, it's NEVER EVER EVER coming to the US.

NEVER.

a 25% increase in cost is still MUCH more preferable to bringing all of that shit to the US. probably by orders of magnitude. can you even fathom (of course you can't) what you would need to do to have a 100% American iphone?

let's say you're bringing the iphone manufacturing plant to the US. let's even assume this move is subsidized so the new factory is going to cost only time.

the iphone isn't put together from mere atoms. parts of it need to be manufactured first. there's the screen, the glass, the aluminum case, several cameras, the battery, the ram, the storage, the CPU, the GPU, the receiver, accelerometer, gyroscope, etc etc... how much of that shit do you think is made in the USA?

so there's tariffs an all of that. or to avoid them you need to make several new factories, and have other companies that provide these things also move their factories... and these factories don't just have people create electronics by hand. you need machines. where do you think those are made? who makes them? so now you need the manufacturers of manufacturing robots to move their factories to the US.

and all these factories now employ people with much higher salaries.

all in all, a move like that would halt production for years and when it comes back every iphone would probably cost $47000.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's because Donald can't envisage the supply chain for anything more complex than a Trump flag or a MAGA hat.

In his mind, housewives can be knocking iPhones out in Bumfuck, Mississippi.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fun you should bring up his merch because literally all of it is Chinese or Indian produced.

[-] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Excuse me, sir. There is no town in Mississippi called "Bumfuck". That town is firmly within the boundaries of Iowa.

Mississippi would never stoop to the level of Iowa in having Bumfuck, Iowa. Mississippi is more elegant in its nomenclature. Thus, if you wish to make a point about a town in the middle of nowhere in Mississippi, please respect Mississippi by referring to such a town as Cousin-Hump, Mississippi. Thank you.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I drove all over that state looking for Bumfuck and never found it. Pretty ornery bunch, too...

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Did you ask around? I’m sure you can go into any biker bar in that state and ask for bumfuck

[-] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

Based on the numbers from Purism, it could be a lot more than 25% more expensive to manufacture everything in USA. Purims Librem 5 costs 799 $, while the made-in-America version costs 1999 $. That's roughly a 2.5x difference. Obviously, economies of scale play a role too but let's assume that the same factor applies to iPhones too. If so, the fanciest iPhone would cost about 4000 $.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

We don't even have silicon availability. I don't mean chips or printed boards, I mean processed quarts crushed into powder.

We would have to start opening strip mines and building massive furnaces and crushers and expanding railways. It's just not feasible.

[-] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 weeks ago

What the hell is with the "Thank you for your attention to this matter?"

You're shitposting to a global media audience, not politely asking Facilities to restock the vending machine with Snickers bars.

Are you just in full Business Guy Autocomplete mode? A Bigly Language Model?

Maybe he secretly died and they are using grok to write his tweets.

[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Surely Grok would make a better president and be more human and intelligent?

[-] meejle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Grok wouldn't fuck up the spelling so badly

[-] alexdeathway@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago

Can someone calculate how much an iPhone would cost if manufactured in the USA?

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[-] tartarin@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

This is actually a real socialist or even communist policy. The State controlling the businesses.

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