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		sthnblllII on Dec 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced ... If they just made their computers in the US like they used to they could have both, but that would mean giving up the lucrative arrangement of only paying Chinese wages but charging US prices.

wolverine876 on Dec 30, 2020 [–]

They can't have both. Production in the US is less efficient (not only for labor reasons), which deprives the entire economy of the wasted resources.

sthnblllII on Dec 30, 2020 | [–]

American workers have not benefitted from outsourcing. There are more important things than pure ruthless economic efficiency.

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