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One of the many reasons. The biggest reason the last place I worked at that did manufacturing was that there were import tariffs on components but not assemblie
by cjk2 2y ago
One of the many reasons. The biggest reason the last place I worked at that did manufacturing was that there were import tariffs on components but not assemblies so they just built the assemblies in China.
- piyushpr134 2y agoWow: Import tariffs on components and not on assemblies sounds like corruption to me. No policy maker can be this incompetent
- cjk2 2y agoIt's not corruption. It's naive legislation written by idiots and complex HS code manipulation.
- DevKoala 2y agoBiden’s revisions https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-american-workers-and-businesses-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...
- cjk2 2y agoI'm not in the US. There are other countries with this problem :)