Politics It's the economy, stupid! Gas, healthcare, & chickens!

He took his ball and went home.

 

Heh heh...

 

What else does a God fearing American need?

 

Target and other stores closing for 24hrs during Easter?

 

Costco as well

 

Largest US egg seller reports soaring profits amid price-fixing inquiry



Cal-Maine Foods reported a 247% increase in net income totalling $508.5mn for the December-February period

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How a $2,000 'Made in the USA' Phone Is Manufactured


The Liberty Phone. Image: Purism

"You could count the number of skilled electronics engineers on US soil, and there's probably a million in Shenzhen alone."

Earlier this week I wrote an article called “A US-Made iPhone Is Pure Fantasy." The long and short of it is that Trump’s dream of moving all high tech manufacturing to the US is extremely difficult because global supply chains are so intricate, manufacturing expertise exists primarily in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and other countries, and the components that go into a phone are often made in other countries as well.

But there is currently one smartphone that qualifies for a “Made in the USA” title from the FTC. It’s the Liberty Phone, which is made by a company called Purism. The phone is a version of Purism’s Librem 5. The Made-in-China Librem 5 costs $800, and the Liberty phone costs $2,000. It has 4 GB of memory, and reviewers say that its specs are pretty outdated. Not every single component in the Liberty Phone is made in the USA, but the company has been trying very hard to make it as American-made as possible. The fact that it exists at all is kind of a miracle, and the way that Purism is approaching manufacturing is really interesting, so I called Purism’s founder, Todd Weaver, to talk about smartphone supply chains, making tech products in the United States, and tariffs. Here’s our discussion, which has been edited for length and clarity. The full, hour-long discussion is available here as a bonus episode of the 404 Media podcast:

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Where’s the person who started this thread at?

 

Burying his head further in the sand. Or maybe further up Trump's ass.

 

America Underestimates the Difficulty of Bringing Manufacturing Back



Components of an Apple iPhone 16 Pro

On April 2nd, 2025, our president announced major new taxes on imports from foreign countries (“tariffs”), ranging from 10% to 49%. The stated goal is to bring manufacturing back to the United States and to “make America wealthy again”.

These tariffs will not work. In fact, they may even do the opposite, fail to bring manufacturing back and make America poorer in the process.

This article gives the 14 reasons why this is the case, how the United States could bring manufacturing back if it were serious about doing so, and what will ultimately happen with this wrongheaded policy.

I’ve been in the manufacturing industry for 15 years. I’ve manufactured in the USA and in China. I worked in a factory in China. I speak and read Chinese. I’ve purchased millions of dollars worth of goods from the US and China, but also Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Cambodia. I’ve also visited many factories in Mexico and consider myself a student of how countries rise and fall.

In other words, unlike many who have voiced an opinion on this topic, I know what I am talking about. And that’s why I felt compelled to write this article. I had to do it. I’m a first-generation American and I love my country and it pains me to see it hurtling at high speed towards an economic brick wall. This article is an attempt to hit the brakes.

The 14 Reasons Why these Tariffs Will Not Bring Manufacturing Back

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We can't tax billionaires? Really?