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2025-05-19 Science & Technology

The US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's policy

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-19 00:45|| || Front Page|| [118 views ] Top

#1 Author is a tool; here is his tldr conclusion:

Trump wants TSMC Arizona to become a foundation stone for his American golden age. But the company's story to date is perhaps the ultimate expression of the success of modern globalization.

Posted by mossomo 2025-05-19 13:02|| 2025-05-19 13:02|| Front Page Top

#2 TSMC was originally to be built here to protect the intellectual property and physical asset against the increasingly likely invasion of Taiwan by Communist China. The financial advantages of manufacturing in America under the new Trump rules only came years later.

But one does understand why the BBC might not want to notice that all sorts of people and businesses see America as the ultimate haven. The tale is America, however imperfect, benefitting because she’s a light in the darkness.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-19 14:50|| 2025-05-19 14:50|| Front Page Top

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