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In reply to the discussion: Why the United States Will Never, Ever Build the iPhone [View all]Response to JustAnotherGen (Reply #57)
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You are correct! This is just like the B.S. about companies unable to find qualified Americans
rfranklin
Jan 2012
#2
Forbes: Cheap Labor, Taxes, Location: Why Apple Doesn't Build Products in the U.S.
rfranklin
Jan 2012
#36
I wouldn't agree with that..a machinst should be able to make cam or a gear for a Rolex
snooper2
Jan 2012
#34
No, I agree. Sometimes we need to use children or segregate workers based on race
Snake Alchemist
Jan 2012
#49
wow we beg your forgivness you have a screwdriver. youre right no one in the us is qualified
leftyohiolib
Jan 2012
#39
Mike the journals, bore guage the saddles, pick the inserts to get the clearence right
Mopar151
Jan 2012
#89
What does it matter, if they train you on the job to do something that requires no skill
hughee99
Jan 2012
#99
At first glance, one would think it's about skill . . . but further on . . .
HughBeaumont
Jan 2012
#18
if they were happy to work under those conditions, foxxconn wouldn't have to erect saftey nets
frylock
Jan 2012
#35
Shit, throw a 10,000 duty on the shit and you'll see a factory in Alabama ASAP
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#43
What a load of fertilizer! Motorola used to have a ton of maunufacturing plants in the US.
retread
Jan 2012
#51
It is funny how these Reich Wing/corporate talking points are now Democratic cannon,
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#53
"Cheap labor isn't the issue?" It is when the slave labor builds it cheaper than robots.
high density
Jan 2012
#66
Well, one reason labor "costs so much here" is we have standards that defend labor.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#80