Re: PING! Michael

On Mon, 25 Nov 2024, Carol wrote:

D wrote:
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On Sun, 24 Nov 2024, Carol wrote:
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D wrote:
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My Solar panels are SILFAB.  A joint project between USA and
Canada.
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https://www.allamericanmade.com/solar-panels-made-in-usa/
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I list that because a lot of people say 'solar is all Chinese
crap'.  No it isn't and hasn't been for a long time.  Computer
chips for cars may be a problem but we have the gear still to
make them and the experience.
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What about the solar supply chains and raw materials? Are those
also under US control?

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We are talking production of materials to something needed.  Twist
if you want but that isn't normally considered when a country
brands an item as 'made in (insert country)' and you know it.
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I'm thinking about the security of the supply chain, and that we must
make sure as little money as possible ends up in china. It has
nothing to do with twisting and everything to do with building a
prosperous and rich USA and a weak and imploding china! =)

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We aren't trying to do that D.  We are just talking about possible
Tariff issues, before we see actual data on it.
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People here are freaking out and yesterday it even expanded to chains
on philosophy and LGBT rights.  Next key about broken.
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Try it this way, if I buy a bag od cookies from some EU origin, I don't
ask if the paper and ink came from that country.  Or a canned good from
the UK, I don't ask where the tin was mined.  If it has plastic as part
of the container, I don't ask what mine was used to make the plastic.
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Oh but if you want to analyze the economy, for real, you should ask yourselves exactly those questions. Economics, real economics, does not stop at first order effects. You must dig and dig, if you want to get the real picture.