4 ms·
I see. But in fact the tech industry is largely protected by the government too. Congress has been paying TSMC to manufacture chips in the US and they've made i
by trimethylpurine 1y ago
I see. But in fact the tech industry is largely protected by the government too. Congress has been paying TSMC to manufacture chips in the US and they've made it illegal to export them or manufacture them elsewhere.
- donkeybeer 1y agoI hope it was clear I was talking about your software industry.
- trimethylpurine 1y agoAlso protected. Visa programs geared specifically to lower development costs by importing labor, and tax rules that largely cater to off shore support and software development. They aren't hated for no reason, let's say. Those aren't the only reasons, but, Congress is indeed protecting their largest backers which are, as we all know, giant software companies.