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That specific example is not as revealing as it might seem, because in addition to a difference in supply costs, there's a difference in how much a hypothetical
by whatshisface 5y ago
That specific example is not as revealing as it might seem, because in addition to a difference in supply costs, there's a difference in how much a hypothetical person who doesn't care about money but cares about it being made in the US will pay on top of supply cost differences.
- nebula8804 5y agoYeah I guess you are right, its just that there is not many examples I can provide because they just don't exist at all. Could Apple with their supply chain experience and clout get that 2000$ price down? Yeah probably. But it helps to illustrate my main point: The West has essentially been cheating by exploiting the purchasing power differential for decades and eventually it may finally collapse on them.
- whatshisface 5y agoIn an idealized situation, every company in the world will all move to a country to make an extra $0.01/unit, if they can all make it and make it reliably.