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Some Apple iMacs "Assembled In America"
whisper_jeff writes "A number of newly-purchased standard units are showing an "Assembled in America" notation. While the markings don't necessarily mean that Apple is in the midst of transferring its entire assembly operation from China to the U.S., it does indicate that at least a few of the new iMacs were substantially assembled domestically."
Businesses should not choose locations on the basis of nationalist prejudice, but on the basis of the relative virtues of each potential location. Such virtues include the various aspects of economic freedom, which creates an evolutionary incentive for tyrannical governments to reform. The aggregate qualifications and work ethic of the potential employees in a particular location also makes a large difference, as do a number of other factors that are not directly related to governance. And of course the availability of cheap labor sways many decisions, but that is a good thing - it makes sure the poorest people in the world who are the most capable of working their way up get the opportunity to do so.
Why should some American person who has squandered his opportunities to raise his career potential be paid more for a job that can be done by a Chinese person who is struggling to escape rural poverty? Why should USA be rewarded for declining in economic freedom at a time when China is making gradual reforms? After Obama's reelection, USA no longer deserves to be the most prosperous nation in the world...
--libman
The reason that Apple gets singled out is because they go to such lengths to make sure you see the "Designed by Apple in California" every time you open one of their products, to trigger the "rah rah USA company!" emotional response.
Are you saying:
1) That Apple computers aren't designed on California? or
2) That you're so fucking illiterate when you read that, you at first think is means something else, and then get angry because of your own stupidity?