In reversal, Trump expresses openness to raising minimum wage

[driftdiver]

People will be needed to design, manufacture and maintain the robots.

Manufacturing will be done by robots.  Everything else is highly skilled.   The factory workers will be on welfare.

[driftdiver]

Sorry I don't want to pay $2,000 for a smart phone.

Manufacturing the phones in the US would not double the cost.   I think the number is about $6 more.

[geronl]

BS figure.

Trump will mandate cheap phones that don't do much for the losers who aren't rich

[kevindavis007]

Manufacturing will be done by robots.  Everything else is highly skilled.   The factory workers will be on welfare.

Low skill jobs are going away..

[kevindavis007]

Trump will mandate cheap phones that don't do much for the losers who aren't rich

   My guess is this, the left will and Trump will come out against automation..  Hell, the left hates Uber and I'm sure Trump does as well..

[sinkspur]

Manufacturing the phones in the US would not double the cost.   I think the number is about $6 more.

You think or you know?  I doubt Apple would have moved all manufacturing to Taiwain for 6 bucks.

[driftdiver]

You think or you know?  I doubt Apple would have moved all manufacturing to Taiwain for 6 bucks.

There have been articles on it.   Other regulations are much more significant than labor costs.   Environmentall, taxes, Osha and so forth.

[sinkspur]

Trump flip-flop list:

Minimum wage ✔️
Self funding ✔️
Amnesty
Muslim ban
End Obamacare
Pro-Life
2A

[driftdiver]

You think or you know?  I doubt Apple would have moved all manufacturing to Taiwain for 6 bucks.

THis article is one example.  It puts the coat at 10 to 15 dollars more to manufacture in the US.  Also explains why http://www.marketplace.org/2014/05/20/business/ive-always-wondered/how-much-would-all-american-iphone-cost

[sinkspur]

There have been articles on it.   Other regulations are much more significant than labor costs.   Environmentall, taxes, Osha and so forth.

It makes no sense to ship all the electronic components, which are made and originate in China and the Far East, back to the US to assemble the phone.

That's the issue.  Assembly is much more than just putting the phone together. 

[driftdiver]

It makes no sense to ship all the electronic components, which are made and originate in China and the Far East, back to the US to assemble the phone.

That's the issue.  Assembly is much more than just putting the phone together.

Makes more sense then shipping watermelons from Mexico.  Chickens from the US to China and then back and a host of other things which occur.

[Oceander]

@sinkspur

Is it too early for us to start saying "I told you so"?

[sinkspur]

@sinkspur

Is it too early for us to start saying "I told you so"?

Trump has no core, no principles. So everything's negotiable.

The wall will go, the deportations will go, he'll buckle on guns, and he'll go full bore pro-choice to try to win back some of the women.

He is nothing if not inconsistently consistent.

[For-Q-Clinton]

And Trump is open for business to the highest bidder: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3427565/posts

[For-Q-Clinton]

Trump has no core, no principles. So everything's negotiable.

The wall will go, the deportations will go, he'll buckle on guns, and he'll go full bore pro-choice to try to win back some of the women.

He is nothing if not inconsistently consistent.

And who will be the opposition party?  That's the problem with a liberal GOP President...the democrats will take over congress and there will be no counter balance to the liberals.  We may be better off with Hillary because the GOP in house and senate may grow some balls after Obama leaves and actually stop her (I doubt it but at least it's better than having no chance to stop the liberal agenda).

[Mechanicos]

Light a candle for Saint Cruz, patron saint of conservatism. He was the only one to save us.........../s

[driftdiver]

Light a candle for Saint Cruz, patron saint of conservatism. He was the only one to save us.........../s

Cruz is out.   Trump won.

Now we see the real trump.

[NavyCanDo]

I need this Yard Sign bad.

[For-Q-Clinton]

Makes more sense then shipping watermelons from Mexico.  Chickens from the US to China and then back and a host of other things which occur.

That's completely different. Those chickens are being disassembled in China and then shipped back to the US :-)

[sinkspur]

Yes we will see the real Trump:

[For-Q-Clinton]

Manufacturing the phones in the US would not double the cost.   I think the number is about $6 more.

How much more does it cost to make Trump ties in the US?

[For-Q-Clinton]

Yes we will see the real Trump:

That will bring in a lot of the Bill Clinton supporters to vote for Trump.

[driftdiver]

That's completely different. Those chickens are being disassembled in China and then shipped back to the US :-)

Don't forget the special supplements they add. 

[driftdiver]

How much more does it cost to make Trump ties in the US?

About $500 each, cause each one has to be ironed by a nude model.

[Gov Bean Counter]

On Wednesday, Trump did caution that lawmakers would have to be careful with raising the $7.25 minimum too miuch.

“If you start playing around too much with that lower level number, you are not going to be competitive,” he said, before reiterating that he's “open to doing something” with the federal minimum wage.

Common sense approach.

Really wish you would have left your delusions on another site.