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Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
68. The problem is that Apple wants all the benefits of the American market
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 11:32 AM
Jan 2012

with NONE of the costs.

Wow, I get ridiculed for being a RW shill all the time...I think you're right of me, even. Wow.

Because they can get their parts from slave labor factories in China. Denninmi Jan 2012 #1
Well *someone* has to keep the private jet industry going. redqueen Jan 2012 #2
What you and I consider sarcasm would be what some people are completely serious about. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #75
One Word FredisDead Jan 2012 #3
That is the word! DocMac Jan 2012 #12
.... bigwillq Jan 2012 #23
Would LOVE to see all that money wiped out by hyperinflation. Zalatix Jan 2012 #4
It won't happen. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #11
That would also destroy all the debt that plagues the economy trackfan Jan 2012 #20
Because those dividend checks keep rolling in, making the rich fucks who run Apple even richer. tridim Jan 2012 #5
What dividend checks? n/t FreeState Jan 2012 #26
Beat Me To It we can do it Jan 2012 #33
No dividends for common shareholders laundry_queen Jan 2012 #38
Anybody think that a windfall profits tax would work here? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #6
We need like a 60% profit tax any more. Like lotto winnings. Initech Jan 2012 #8
That would be a start. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #13
Lottery winnings are taxed as regular income. nt hack89 Jan 2012 #16
Lust for profit is why. Initech Jan 2012 #7
I was so for the underdog status of Apple in the mid 90's, getting pounded by Microsoft and Intel Demonaut Jan 2012 #9
Because their stockholders would howl for their blood. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #10
You mean all those union pension funds? My retired parents? Anyone with a 401K? hack89 Jan 2012 #17
Like Mine and Lots of Other Hardworking People we can do it Jan 2012 #34
70% of Apple stock is in mutual funds hack89 Jan 2012 #18
So you don't there are any Apple shareholders in the 99%? badtoworse Jan 2012 #21
List of major Apple shareholders: Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #28
Your point? badtoworse Jan 2012 #29
You asked. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #36
Apple is up 22% over the past 52 weeks, compared to 1.5% for the S&P 500 badtoworse Jan 2012 #45
So, if Apple moved back to the states and their stock prices took a big dive as a result... Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #47
All of their shareholders would likely be very upset... badtoworse Jan 2012 #49
And which shareholders are the most likely to have power over the decision Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #51
This is going to sound cold badtoworse Jan 2012 #54
Yes. That's what I said in post #10. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #55
I know you said that badtoworse Jan 2012 #58
Then don't hold Apple up as anything other than a pack of vultures. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #64
Other than the fact that Apple has been extraordinarily successful... badtoworse Jan 2012 #67
The problem is that Apple wants all the benefits of the American market Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #68
Apple is no different than any other corporation that operates internationally... badtoworse Jan 2012 #72
Your last set of figures has got to be way off. former9thward Jan 2012 #44
really? k/r bonzotex Jan 2012 #14
You are asking the wrong question badtoworse Jan 2012 #22
Nonsense. Apple could cut the cost of the iphone by 2/3rds... girl gone mad Jan 2012 #31
I honestly don't blame them. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #15
Um, except Apple makes that money by saying a lusty FUCK YOU to American labor. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #24
How much would an iPhone cost if it were made by American labor? badtoworse Jan 2012 #27
Labor is really only a small part of the cost of manufacturing (about %10) EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #32
Manufacturing plus profit margin from Foxconn.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #40
Everyone gets away with it. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #43
Except my laptop cost a thrid of what a macbook does Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #61
I always found that there's a fair chance you ended up having to replace it a third sooner Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #66
In other words, fit and finish are worth the extra Chinese blood, sweat, and tears. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #69
Find a computer that wasn't made there at all Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #70
Nah, just the overpriced tech bought by hypocrites and idiots Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #71
First of all... Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #73
Why would it have to cost more at all? nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #57
Labor, energy and regulatory compliance are all more more expensive here than in China badtoworse Jan 2012 #59
So they use the advantages living in the USA gives them SomethingFishy Jan 2012 #46
because that's not enough for the major shareholders- who happen to be themselves notadmblnd Jan 2012 #19
It's very simple. American consumers wouldn't pay the high cost of producing their products here badtoworse Jan 2012 #25
Bullshit. There is plenty of info in this thread to prove that wrong. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #50
How do you think Walmart stays in business? badtoworse Jan 2012 #52
Well you just completely moved the goal posts. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #53
One poster estimated an American made iPhone would cost $65 more badtoworse Jan 2012 #56
Who at DU has an Iphone, IPAD, IPOD, or Apple computer? I don't. They're overpriced... Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #30
I Have All, Don't Have the Time To Waste On Inferior Junk we can do it Jan 2012 #35
I'm just waiting for MS to require app approval. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #41
My supplier doesn't have $100B in the bank from fucking over Americans AND Chinese. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #63
So Pushing Fewer Inferior Products Is OK? we can do it Jan 2012 #76
You've never had to buy music through iTunes for use on an Apple device. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #39
I Think You Replied To the Wrong Post (I Do Agree with you) we can do it Jan 2012 #74
I have over 1,000 songs on my iPod Touch, and not a single one was purchased from iTunes. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2012 #65
Yeah, but in which COUNTRY(IES) are the fund held? BadgerKid Jan 2012 #37
Foxconn Thrill Jan 2012 #42
See what you can accomplish with the cheapest labor possible? n/t OhioChick Jan 2012 #48
How about a 100 BILLION reasons why? Hugabear Jan 2012 #60
it would cost an extra three bucks an iphone Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #62
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