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In reply to the discussion: Apple CEO Tim Cook announces plans to manufacture Mac computers in USA [View all]onehandle
(51,122 posts)12. Steve Jobs was in on this. He discussed it with President Obama.
It takes years to set this sort of thing up.
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We've lived in a "world economy" since we threw Chinese tea into the Boston Harbor!!!
grahamhgreen
Dec 2012
#24
"there is a deeper issue here" - and that is how Apple treats workers overseas via its contractors
wordpix
Dec 2012
#8
Fantastic news. Yes, it's already happening. I've seen an iMac with USA on it. nt
onehandle
Dec 2012
#10
This is an ignorant statement... In the past, it has been all about supply chain not salary.
Ellipsis
Dec 2012
#20
stupid question here. Why don't we just charge tariffs on all imports? I lived in Brasil
robinlynne
Dec 2012
#31