Comment on Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics

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Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

there’s a youtube video from “smarter every day” that showed his attempt to make something 100% in the USA.

The item was just a barbecue scrubber, with just a few components.

He needed a simple screw… NOBODY made that in the US…

He needed a simple plastic knob… NOBODY made that in the US (he bought 10k “american” knobs but once arrived there was a MADE IN COSTA RICA sign)

He wanted to make injection molds in the US… NOBODY did that, he had to find some retired expert to help him.

So, if you assemble stuff in US, you still need to import EVERYTHING, paying the same tariff and with more expensive labor. Tariffs need to be carefully considered and target a specific item in order to have some positive effect

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