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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
Any subsidies I was suggesting would be tied to the creation of chips in country. Not just giving the money with no strings attached. The discussion was about bringing more vital production by to the States.
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I make distinctions between computer chips (and really anything else). There are those that are truly bleeding edge and others that are commoditized.
If bleeding edge or critical, keep production to US and close allies. If commoditized, go ahead and farm it out to allies or neutrals (e.g. I always see Malaysia stamped on the electronics whenever I look at my motherboard).
Vaccine research and production also. Vaccine research with close allies. Manufacturing & production with allies and neutrals.
Unfortunately, heavy crude that we need for the transportation sector still falls under critical.
Nike shoes, iPhones etc. who cares. If something bad was to happen to the supply chain, I can easily live without them.