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by refurb 2y ago
China can’t produce it own jet engines from scratch. The engine on the jet fighters are made on Western tooling machine and have components imported from the West or Russia. Will China eventually catch up? Absolutely. But I’d temper any f
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by refurb 2y ago
That doesn’t pass the sniff test. China leads in 57 of 64 technologies but the US leads in only 7? It ranks China far ahead of the US on aircraft engines, of which, China can’t even produce its own right now. What?
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by refurb 2y ago
Developed country covers a huge swath of living standard. China has a development level similar to Thailand, which while not undeveloped, is far from the living standards in the US or Western Europe.
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by refurb 2y ago
No, he said “"We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants make” He did not refer to all Chinese as peasants. China would like you think that though.
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by refurb 2y ago
I’d say it’s the opposite. So much of the US government has been focused on maintaining the global hegemony, US citizens wellbeing was sacrificed. Trump was elected in reaction to rising global hegemony, or at least the effort put to main
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by refurb 2y ago
That future is far, far off. China’s per capita GDP is 1/7th that of the US. To match the US GDP per capita would require China growing at 10%/yr for 35 years (while the US grows at 3-4% per year). Thats 35 years of phenomenal gro
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by refurb 2y ago
Really? Because this is old news. The US, along with Canada, Australia, Germany and a few others have been asking people at the border to unlock their phones.
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by refurb 2y ago
Every country has the ability to print money and buy its own debt. Japan has printed billions and bought equities. Being a global reserve currency only increases the extent of that printing, not the ability itself.
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by refurb 2y ago
Anything world leaders do impacts the market. Its stock manipulation all the way down, if you’re inclined to see it that way.
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by refurb 2y ago
This. If anything, it showed the leverage the US has. Even countries like Singapore, hit with a 10% tariff (marginal, and far lower than most countries) absolutely panicked. Interestingly, I looked up the size of consumer markets - the US i
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by refurb 2y ago
I am aware there is a difference. Most people would fall under the "underpayment" scenario since taxes are deducted on their W2, which is just interest on the underpayment.
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by refurb 2y ago
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/03/27/biden-authorized-sign... During Biden's administration the CISA even encouraged the use of Signal. I’m not excusing it, just saying it was and still is, incred
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by refurb 2y ago
The iPhone contacts app is an absolute cluster of an app in terms of how it manages adding contacts (or allows other apps to add contacts). Years ago I had my nicely arranges contacts in place, then added Gmail and it upload contacts so now
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by refurb 2y ago
From what I've gathered, Signal use was prolific among people in this administration and the past one. I'm not surprised. My own company sends out several emails that Whatsapp can't be used as it's not secure, yet I g
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by refurb 2y ago
The current penalty is 7% interest on unpaid amounts. Back when interest rates were low, it was 2-3% which you could easily beat, but 7% is tougher.
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by refurb 2y ago
> If more people owe money as opposed to getting a refund, there is more incentive to pay later. An extension doesnt change when the taxes are due.
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by refurb 2y ago
I strongly disagree. I've lived in a few overseas countries and consumer choice is absolutely limited. As a result you see a lot of people trying to import things they want that they can't otherwise get in their country. If your
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by refurb 2y ago
When Sears delivered the brand new Sear catelog to my door every year, all nicely wrapped in plastic with shiny images of brand new products, that sure as hell wasn't "pull".
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by refurb 2y ago
You keep referring to companies, but companies don't make decisions, people do. So your problem with advertising is really a problem with people, with human nature. The truth is that whatever system you impose (with force no doubt!) wo
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by refurb 2y ago
This is quality advice. It approaches the process with the other party in mind. I’ve put a few of these into practice and they work quite well. Once you’ve made it to the offer stage most companies want to close. You have more ability to
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by refurb 2y ago
It's not one specific country. In addition to the US: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany. I'm sure there are others as well.
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by refurb 2y ago
No, that’s not how the math works. Apple Pay’s for the valued added, not the total value. So if Foxconn is assembling a phone from components, they are paid for just that. The export is labor, not a fully valued finished phone.
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by refurb 2y ago
This type of comment is boring and doesn’t really advance the discussion. I used to enjoy HN but it seems to have developed into these sorts of comments quite quickly.
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by refurb 2y ago
It sounds like you’re arguing for the military industrial complex. “The Ukraine war is great because it creates US jobs through weapons manufacturing. Yeah, we might get our hair a bit mussed with the hundreds of thousands of deaths, but n
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by refurb 2y ago
The US represents a huge proportion of global demand. These countries can establish as many new trade agreements as they want, but they aren’t going to replace the US market. And to claim that the US has lost allies is ridiculous. Countrie
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by refurb 2y ago
Routine antibiotic use in livestock has been banned in the US for a few years. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/health/fda-to-phase-out-u...
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by refurb 2y ago
> Britain had a massive trade deficit with India. Google tells this isn’t true. The UK actually had a massive trade surplus because it received cheap resources from India, then sold back high value items. All of this was controlled by st
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by refurb 2y ago
That’s not true. Apple has internal transfer pricing which is dictated by accounting regulations and tax law. Companies try and set transfer prices to minimize local taxes, but need to follow regulations. A phone made in China is “purchased
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by refurb 2y ago
I think the US courts systems is comprised of judges who generally try to apply the law in an impartial manner. But judges don't determine which cases they will hear, prosecutors do. You could have 12 people violate the law, but if the
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by refurb 2y ago
No, every country in the world doesn’t manipulate their currency. Most can’t because of the floating exchange rate (which Vietnam doesn’t have). Do you think Canada’s tariffs on dairy products has worked to protect the industry? Seems lik

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