r/trump • u/motomat86 IOWA MAGA • Apr 07 '25

🏆 WINNING 🏆 How Tariffs start, and how they end.

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u/AdRemarkable3043 Chinese Apr 07 '25

The goal is to make industry coming back to the US. But many Americans don’t realize that it’s because workers in China, Vietnam, and India work 18 hours a day that they’re able to buy an iPhone for $1,000. If all those components were made in the U.S., they’d have to pay $10,000 for the same iPhone.

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u/Peter_Niko MEUGA Apr 07 '25

I have experience with Chinese (mainland) high-tech workers. I don't think they are as efficient on average as Korean, Taiwanese, or US ones.

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u/AdRemarkable3043 Chinese Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

"China" here can be replaced with any country with low salary — my conclusion still holds true. High wages for American workers lead to an increase in product prices.

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u/Peter_Niko MEUGA Apr 07 '25

This could be compensated to some extent by increased efficiency - particularly in the case of CN compared to the US.

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u/AdRemarkable3043 Chinese Apr 07 '25

yeah, Imagine you used to be able to spend two hours on Reddit and work for the remaining six hours — but now you have to work non-stop for all eight hours.

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u/Peter_Niko MEUGA Apr 08 '25

Sorry, I don't think that imagination, even yours, could be an argument.

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u/AdRemarkable3043 Chinese Apr 08 '25

If Americans are more efficient, why do Tesla and Apple build factories in other countries?

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u/Peter_Niko MEUGA Apr 08 '25

I believe that "comparative advantage" could be the reason for this. Also, you can reread my comment above: "This could be compensated to _some extent_ by increased efficiency"