Trump says a 25% tariff 'must be paid by Apple' on iPhones not made in the U.S.
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Wait a second. I thought China paid the tariffs...
I don't think he cares about filling the Treasury, unless you mean his personal bank account.
He sees tariffs as something other countries don't like. So if he uses the tool, he makes other countries come to him to make deals. These deals give him a chance to be bribed. That's all there is to it. And he's been successful since his family fortune has been increasing by $1,000,000,000/month since he took office. And crypto is the perfect method to enable this corruption.
If you read the previous comment beyond the first 7 words you will see they mentioned using it to enrich himself
True... true...
I laugh so hard every time he talks about other countries releasing their insane into our country! No, Donny. Those are called asylum seekers. Very important distinction.
He’s not stupid, he’s corrupt. He wants bribes to remove tariffs, and it’s working.
He doesn’t care that this hurts real people.
"Paid by apple".
So...does he think that because Apple is "Paying", that price won't get passed down to the consumer?
Is he so fucking dense that he thinks that Apple will eat a quarter of the cost of their flagship product line...one that already has razor-thin margins to begin with? Is he that entitled?
Trump is a buffoon, but I don't think more than 2x the cost counts as "razor-thin margins"
The production costs don't account for the ungodly amounts of money they sink into marketing to brainwash their consumer base into thinking that their phones and other products are worth paying so much for.
Marketing used like that is an insane waste of wealth and productivity IMO.
Apple is the third richest company on the planet. Sometimes first, sometimes second. They didn't get there by shining shoes.
So now iPhones are going to cost 25% more.
It’s definitely Joe Biden‘s fault, Fox News told me so.
#ThanksObama
that goddamned Carter!
In fairly sure it's Dukakis' fault.
Damn Federalist.
@vegeta Didn’t he previously say the exporting countries pay the tariffs?
So where does Apple's money come from?
Me: (Raises hand quietly…)
How’s that $1m
bribedonation working out for ya, Timmy?A million dollars given by apple to them would be like if I were to toss you a penny. I doubt they even notice.
For better or worse it went straight from Tim Apple's wallet to Trump's "inauguration fund."
So now you have to wonder how many jumbo jets Google just gave Trump.
Honestly Google can afford a lot
They can afford a googol.
I can’t wait to get one of those high paying jobs assembling iPhones when they bring the manufacturing back here.
Lol, why do Americans put up with this nonsense?
Because too many Americans are too fucking lazy to do a simple thing like voting.
Non voters are 20% Republican and 22% Democrat. The problem isn't turnout - it's that Americans are completely brainwashed.
Time to move Applein another friendly country and drop the USA market.
Tim Apple would never…