[Chad C. Mulligan]

Silcon wafers usedin chip sets are made from..... wait for it....sand. There is no shortage of sand.

The ignorance contained in that statement is just utterly breathtaking.

[central_va]

It is not ignorant. You are comparing papyrus to silicon wafers. Which is ignorant. We used to make all of our chips here and with the right patriots in charge we can/will again.

This is why Republicans will always struggle. The American working class is an after thought. "Well there communities are destoyed because of offshoring, their kids are on drugs but at least they can save a $100 bucks when the buy a TV every 6 years".

[Fresh Wind]

Silicon is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust and yes, that includes sand.