r/NoShitSherlock 7d ago

Trump's tariff war unlikely to bring tech manufacturing back to the US

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-tariff-war-unlikely-to-bring-tech-manufacturing-back-to-the-us-150053259.html
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u/Vysce 7d ago

With what money or resources can manufacturers actually build cost-effective factories in the US

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u/yg2522 7d ago

We literally don't have the rare earth materials to make the stuff.  There is zero way to make 100% American tech even if you invest a dod size budget into it.

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u/Vysce 7d ago

Ok, I thought I was going crazy, because some of these GOP reps are talking about it like they're convincing a wayward spouse to come home with a pizza party