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Old 01-28-2025, 09:58 AM   #7835
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I thought about the possibility of us (Canada) -- and the RoW, for that matter -- getting cheaper semiconductor chips than the US.

If the export price from TW remains the same -- say USD $100 per chip, for discussion's sake. If US slaps a 50% tariff on it, and Canada has no such tariffs, then the cost for the US is gonna be USD $150, while it is still USD $100 in Canada.

The scenario doesn't seem likely because it would create a black/gray market to buy chips in Canada, and funnel them to the US through unofficial channels for profit. And when that happens, Doofus 47 would lash out again to levy more sanctions / tariffs on us. But it is remotely possible, and it would make for a better Canadian export to the US than fentanyl and illegal migrants with security risks LOL~
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