What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
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What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
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Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#2"Donald Trump says that if he becomes president, he will “get Apple to start making their computers and their iPhones on our land, not in China.”"
Perhaps Trump's next construction should be 100% American as well, as opposed to his previous ones:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/08/trump-tower...
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#3"Donald Trump says that if he becomes president, he will “get Apple to start making their computers and their iPhones on our land, not in China.”" Perhaps Trump's next construction should be 100% American as well, as opposed to his previous ones: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/08/trump-tower...
You got me. I admit, I clicked wondering what aspect of the construction was done off-shore. Then I realized it wasn't.
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#4I thought that Trump's idea (Scenario 4?) was to raise the import/tariff fee so that it would essentially cost the same regardless of where it was manufactured. Another option would be to eliminate things like NAFTA. I'm not saying these are good ideas (in fact they may be terrible), I just want to point out additional scenarios.
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#5 According to King at the Ames Lab,
an iPhone has about 75 elements in it,
two-thirds of the periodic table.
The thing that lands in the box. Not the catalysts, and substances required for processes used during manufacture.
If I'm not holding it in my hands, right now, it doesn't make the list.
01. H (1) Hydrogen
02. He (2) Helium
03. Li (3) Lithium
04. B (5) Boron
05. C (6) Carbon
06. N (7) Nitrogen
07. O (8) Oxygen
08. F (9) Flourine
09. Na (11) Sodium
10. Mg (12) Magnesium
11. Al (13) Aluminum
12. Si (14) Silicon
13. P (15) Phosphorus
14. S (16) Sulfur
15. Cl (17) Chlorine
16. Ca (20) Calcium
17. Sc (21) Scandium
18. Ti (22) Titanium
19. V (23) Vanadium
20. Cr (24) Chromium
21. Mn (25) Manganese
22. Fe (26) Iron
23. Co (27) Cobalt
24. Ni (28) Nickel
25. Cu (29) Copper
26. Zn (30) Zinc
27. Ga (31) Gallium
28. Ge (32) Germanium
29. As (33) Arsenic
30. Se (34) Selenium
31. Br (35) Bromine
32. Sr (38) Strontium
33. Y (39) Yttrium
34. Zr (40) Zirconium
35. Nb (41) Niobium
36. Mo (42) Molybdenum
37. Ru (44) Ruthenium
38. Rh (45) Rhodium
39. Pd (46) Palladium
40. Ag (47) Silver
41. Cd (48) Cadmium
42. In (49) Indium
43. Sn (50) Tin
44. Sb (51) Antimony
45. Te (52) Tellurium
46. Ba (56) Barium
47. La (57) Lanthanum
48. Hf (72) Hafnium
49. Ta (73) Tantalum
50. W (74) Tungsten
51. Re (75) Rhenium
52. Os (76) Osmium
53. Ir (77) Iridium
54. Pt (78) Platinum
55. Au (79) Gold
56. Hg (80) Mercury
57. Tl (81) Thallium
58. Bi (83) Bismuth
59. Po (84) Polonium
60. Rn (86) Radon
61. Ce (58) Cerium
62. Pr (59) Praseodymium
63. Nd (60) Neodymium
64. Sm (61) Promethium
65. Eu (63) Europium
66. Gd (64) Gadolinium
67. Tb (65) Terbium
68. Dy (66) Dysprosium
69. Ho (67) Holmium
70. Er (68) Erbium
71. Tm (69) Thulium
72. Yb (70) Ytterbium
73. Lu (71) Lutetium
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#6I thought that Trump's idea (Scenario 4?) was to raise the import/tariff fee so that it would essentially cost the same regardless of where it was manufactured. Another option would be to eliminate things like NAFTA. I'm not saying these are good ideas (in fact they may be terrible), I just want to point out additional scenarios.
A better approach would be to make it attractive to operate in the US.
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#7It isn't just the cost that's an issue, it's the fact that American workers are not as... flexible... on what constitutes an acceptable work/life balance. Would you do what these workers ( http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and... ) do if you had any other opportunity at all? Labor laws aside, could they pay you enough to live and work like this and still make an affordable device?
Relevant quote from article:
Apple had redesigned the iPhone’s screen at the last minute, forcing an assembly line overhaul. New screens began arriving at the plant near midnight.
A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories, according to the executive. Each employee was given a biscuit and a cup of tea, guided to a workstation and within half an hour started a 12-hour shift fitting glass screens into beveled frames. Within 96 hours, the plant was producing over 10,000 iPhones a day.
“The speed and flexibility is breathtaking,” the executive said. “There’s no American plant that can match that.”
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#8According to King at the Ames Lab, an iPhone has about 75 elements in it, two-thirds of the periodic table. I'm really going to need some percentages of mass here. The thing that lands in the box. Not the catalysts, and substances required for processes used during manufacture. If I'm not holding it in my hands, right now, it doesn't make the list. 01. H (1) Hydrogen 02. He (2) Helium 03. Li (3) Lithium 04. B (5) Bor…
I think the takeaway from his statements are that it is virtually impossible to source the necessary raw materials that go into producing modern electronics from any one country.
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#9I thought that Trump's idea (Scenario 4?) was to raise the import/tariff fee so that it would essentially cost the same regardless of where it was manufactured. Another option would be to eliminate things like NAFTA. I'm not saying these are good ideas (in fact they may be terrible), I just want to point out additional scenarios.
A better approach would be to make it attractive to operate in the US.
I don't support Trump's plans regarding tariffs / trade, however he is also supporting slashing the extremely non-competitive US corporate tax rate. Doing that - bringing it down to levels comparable to European rivals - would instantly make the US a lot more attractive to operate in.
And unfortunately while Bill Clinton strongly supports slashing the corporate tax rate, Hillary is just as strongly opposed to doing so.
Re: What would it cost Apple to make iPhones in the U.S.?
#10According to King at the Ames Lab, an iPhone has about 75 elements in it, two-thirds of the periodic table. I'm really going to need some percentages of mass here. The thing that lands in the box. Not the catalysts, and substances required for processes used during manufacture. If I'm not holding it in my hands, right now, it doesn't make the list. 01. H (1) Hydrogen 02. He (2) Helium 03. Li (3) Lithium 04. B (5) Bor…
> If I'm not holding it in my hands, right now, it doesn't make the list.
I don't see why things that are used during manufacture but do not end up in your hand should be excluded. The question being asked in that section of the article is whether or not the product could be produced entirely with materials and labor from the US, and so everything involved in making it should count.