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Old 11-20-2016, 03:40 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
You understand that Trump is a businessman, and buys ALL of his products from China, RIGHT?

As a businessman he knows damn well Apple cannot make it's iPhones in the US. If they did the prices would double. If Trump slaps a tariff on the same iPhones, the only change is the products become more expensive for the general population, resulting in less sales.
So from this, I take it that you are ready to see Americans unemployed to keep down the price of your consumer goods. Where is the upside for the millions on a low wage, unemployed, having to live in poverty or just have a worse standard of living than their parents enjoyed?

A tariff is a tax, it goes into the coffers of the USA. Where's the downside again, please?
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