Trump tariff regime is a joke - Trump is 'exempting' things like phones, computers, etc. made in China because it will kill Apple, etc.

And Trump without saying it outright acknowledges that Apple will never (without a very long lead time to create the necessary manufacturing facilities, bring in cheap Chinese workers, etc.) bring back iphone making back to the USA, and that the cost of a USA-made iphone made in the USA by US workers would be 4 to 5 times the present costs to buy them outright.

That would make the average cost of a brand new top line iphone here in Australia around A$10000 is Trump's tariff regime were to be copied here!

Pot Kettle Black for the Trumpariff's.

One can expect Chinese made cars will be next to get exempted.

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twiigss · M

I read an article that said for iPhone to be made here in the US, would cost $3500 USD. If CEO's of companies never shipped any jobs to any other country outside of the US, would we still have high prices to manufacture products in the US?

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@twiigss probably because just like Australia that used to make cars the costs are high and consumers are drunk on cheap things.