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Oh, look! We've cut off shipments from China! Now you'll have to buy American.

News flash: we can't afford to buy American. Why do you think we were shopping there. It's too late to fix it now - we no longer have the money or the ability to make the money to buy American and even if you gave more money to Americans, prices would just increase accordingly.

Also, some of those products were paid for already. Someone owes the purchasers reimbursement for their loss.



> News flash: we can't afford to buy American.

Oh come on now, how much more does an iPhone made in the US cost?

Oh. Hmm.


Probably 3x - 10x cost If You have the infrastructure to manufacture it. And they years it take to build infrastructure in china its months, in us? Years. Just look into how long it takes to put a bus station or a factory


And we’ve got none of that. Right now, a US made iPhone doesn’t exist, and is years away from existing. It can’t be bought with any amount of dollars.


But many iPhones are made in India and Vietnam.


Right now. $10bn?


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The upper class vacuuming up all profit, greatly exacerbating inequality, is a far bigger deal than the inflationary impact of immigration. Your analysis is poor.




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