What If The Tariffs Work God Forbid

[Rockaway]

Apple makes a 500 Billion investment in US,Major Taiwan chipmaker plans 100 billion investment in US both to avoid tariffs and for chipmaker a great national win for US.Time will tell but these investments were a surprise and raised the terrifying thought to Democrats that tariffs could work.

 

[HALL85]

Apple makes a 500 Billion investment in US,Major Taiwan chipmaker plans 100 billion investment in US both to avoid tariffs and for chipmaker a great national win for US.Time will tell but these investments were a surprise and raised the terrifying thought to Democrats that tariffs could work.

And we should acknowledge that tech/high end chips/AI are now an integral part of our national defense/security. We can’t afford to outsource, ESPECIALLY to China.

 

[shu09]

It boggles my mind that, especially after COVID, we as a country did not on-shore more products and services out of China. Instead, we've continued to do the opposite. Insanity.

 

[Merge]

And we should acknowledge that tech/high end chips/AI are now an integral part of our national defense/security. We can’t afford to outsource, ESPECIALLY to China.

Indeed, I have been saying for years and why I thought the CHIPS act was important legislation.

Good that Trump is negotiating for more deals, and it was good that Biden got that bill done during his term.

The CHIPS Act Has Already Sparked $450 Billion in Private Investments for U.S. Semiconductor Production - Semiconductor Industry Association

Last updated August 28, 2024 By enacting the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022, policymakers in Washington took an historic step toward attracting investment in semiconductor production and innovation in the U.S. And while the new law must still be implemented effectively and efficiently to...

www.semiconductors.org

 

[HALL85]

Indeed, I have been saying for years and why I thought the CHIPS act was important legislation.

Good that Trump is negotiating for more deals, and it was good that Biden got that bill done during his term.

The CHIPS Act Has Already Sparked $450 Billion in Private Investments for U.S. Semiconductor Production - Semiconductor Industry Association

Last updated August 28, 2024 By enacting the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022, policymakers in Washington took an historic step toward attracting investment in semiconductor production and innovation in the U.S. And while the new law must still be implemented effectively and efficiently to...

www.semiconductors.org

The CHIPS Act was a good start.

And instead of demonizing Musk, has anyone done more for our national defense considering NASA has outsourced much of its work to SpaceX, that Starlink provides a strategic advantage for global communications, and that he has been a developer of AI and proponent of it being held in an industry cooperative for security purposes?