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[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

The threatened 100% semiconductor tariff is for companies not doing any production within the US. So it would mostly serve to cement the market position of large players such as TSMC, Intel, TI, et al.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-threatens-100-tariff-foreign-made-semiconductors-unless-companies-build-in-us/