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AI component hikes force the world's largest PC makers to return manufacturing capacity to China — brands to seek lower production costs and efficiency in established supply chain. (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] [S] 25 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Turns out you can’t tariff your way into an entire supply chain. AI hoovers up the memory, PC margins collapse, and suddenly the factories everyone spent years moving out of China are the cheapest lifeboat. The invisible hand of the market seems to have missed the geopolitical strategy memo.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    The tariffs were only done to geopolitically isolate America and steal hundreds of billions from global retirement accounts.

    It all makes sense when you realise that the goal of the fascists in the heritage foundation, and all conservatives who support this, is to destroy democracy and implement dictatorship.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago*

    I always assumed it was used as a scapegoat to allow corporations to increase prices while blaming the source country (or us gov) then when the next admin comes in and wipes them out, prices stay high and the grift is ready for another round.

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