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From: Ed P <esp@snet.n>
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Subject: Re: A Fish Friday 4/11/25
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:17:13 -0400
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On 4/13/2025 5:26 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2025-04-13, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:

>>>
>>> Trump Administration Exempts Phones, Computers from Reciprocal Tariffs
>>>
>>> "The Trump administration is exempting phones, computers, and other
>>> electronics from its tariffs on China and other nations...
>>>
>>> U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared a notice late Friday listing
>>> 20 products that are excluded from Trump’s 145 percent tariffs on China
>>> and 10 percent minimum tariffs on foreign imports. Phones, computers,
>>> chips, routers, and semiconductor chips are some of the products on the
>>> list...
>>>
>>> The exemption will benefit consumers who were potentially facing higher
>>> prices on iPhones and many other everyday electronics because of Trump’s
>>> tariffs on China. It will also benefit companies including Apple and
>>> semiconductor chip maker Nvidia, two of America’s largest corporations
>>> by market capitalization..."
>>>
>>
>> Who cares?  That's today. Our dictator could change his mind by
>> tomorrow. Somebody could flatter, or bribe him easily, or he could
>> simply get pissed about some minor thing (like the name of something).
>> Who knows how to predict a narcissistic psychopath's actions?
> 
> Who cares?  How many phones does a person buy in a month?

The iPhone sells for about $1200.  According to Apple, if they were made 
in the USA they would have to sell for $3500.


> 
> It's crazy to impose tariffs on food and pharmaceuticals.
> 
Crazy is the guy imposing them.  His ego is more important than your money.