Trump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US

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• angelmountain@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Is this another pump 'n dump (or rather dump 'n buy a shitload and then change your mind again so the stock rises to the original level)?

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• n3cr0@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  And so Apple’s breakdown begins. Trump smashing their overrated market position in the US. It’s the first time I would support his BS decisions.

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  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I don’t, this is not a good thing. Threatening a company with punitive action bcz they didn’t capitulation to your whims is not a good thing. Nevermind that you cant just up and move your manufacturing overnight.

    The right way to bring manufacturing back is to give companies incentives and investment funds for bringing manufacturing back over a certain number of years. A carrot and honey are a lot more convincing than vinegar when trying to get what you want.

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    • clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      on the other hand, who in America can hold trump accountable? don’t tell me it’s “the people”

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    • n3cr0@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s all true. But how do you feel for buying an already overpriced product, made by a greedy company which acts against software developers (by prohibidding selling their software on other market places and dictating prices), the environment, and the customer (repairability, compatibility and more restrictions) and the state (tax evasion)? I think Apple should get what they deserve.

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• Gammelfisch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Krasnov fails to realize the shareholders hold the power to decide manufacturing sites.

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• pigeonholedpoetry@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Finally something Lemmy users can get behind since they hate Apple so much.

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• nulluser@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

  Who does he think he’s talking to?

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  • MasterBlaster@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    His subordinates, who else?

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• azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Thank you very much Tim Apple

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• Sunflier@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Tarriffs are an articulable cost that can be direclt passed on to the consumer. Income taxes would be something more manageable and the company would need to figure out what to pay. But, Republicans increasing taxes on their donors? Ha!

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• fox2263@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  How long ago?

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• dan1101@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Little Donnie diaper, if you know so much about iPhones then you make them.

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• scripthook@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  He makes the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act like minimal in comparison

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• independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  here we go again with he tariffs. his friends made back some money after the last crash he caused so now he can go back to crashing it

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  • jaaake@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They didn’t make “back” money, they’re just making money. His friends are the ones telling him to say insane shit that drives the market (or specific targeted stocks like Apple) down, then they buy while it’s low. After a few days/weeks, he changes his mind/can’t enforce his nonsense and the stock goes back up, his friends sell and have nothing but profit. The majority of the shit he does is market manipulation to benefit himself and anyone riding his coattails.

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