[KarlInOhio]

Last week, Apple Computer raised a few eyebrows in announcing it will build more of its computers in the US. ... The logic behind Apple's move is revealed by the number of US hires – only 200 or so. 200 jobs does not put any kind of dent in the US unemployment problem, but it does show how US labor productivity creates wealth.

I wonder if these jobs are primarily for certain contracts which either require US made equipment or give a bonus/subsidy for it. Are there some defense contracts which they can get by snapping a Chinese made mother board into a Chinese made case here in the US rather than in China?

[blueunicorn6]

China is building dams to produce cheap electricity. They can put up coal power plants because their environmental regulations aren’t as stringent. We can yammer about unemployment, but we need to have jobs for people to come off welfare for. It’s time to kick the environmentalists in the behind. We have to use our advantages in a competitive world. Screw the salmon. Screw the spotted owl. Welfare slaves don’t go and look at owls. We need to put people ahead of animals. At least until we pull out of this depression. Relax the government regulations for a few years.