On: USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas

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Congress plays whack-a-mole with policy while importers shuffle goods or various parts of the manufacturing process to neighboring countries or follow tighter packaging constraints to avoid specific tax rules or earn specific tax incentives. Tariffs are political showmanship. It's not really a viable nor an enforceable option in the modern economy, at least not based on my experience in the industry.

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And all that shuffling introduces more costs, creates negative externalities for exports does it not?

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Maybe for certain complex manufacturing processes (microprocessors?), but for most goods, not really. India, Vietnam, etc. Same, same.

American labor and real estate (shelf space) are what make up the vast majority of the cost for goods purchased here.