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zabzonk ◴[] No.43580060[source]
Strange. I, as a UK citizen, don't seem to buy almost any physical USA goods at all.
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jxjnskkzxxhx ◴[] No.43580067[source]
There are valuable things out there other than "physical goods".
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1. zabzonk ◴[] No.43580124[source]
Well, how are going to charge for them?

For example, how to deal with Steam? most of the games I buy there (Baldurs Gate 3 for e.g.) are not made in the USA.

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2. orwin ◴[] No.43580188[source]
And USA get 30% (or 20% depending on the studio) of the price you paid. Do you use Android, windows or Apple, or any licensed software?
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3. zabzonk ◴[] No.43580214[source]
> any physical USA goods

Do you see the word "physical" in my original comment? And me saying that I don't buy such things?

I will admit to buying Intel CPUs, but aren't they manufactured in the Far East?

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4. sam_lowry_ ◴[] No.43580295{3}[source]
I am from EU and the only physical idem proudly wearing "Made in USA" label I saw over the years is the Urimat pad in public toilets.

P.S. Upon inspecting my memory, I think the other one was an HP cesium clock, but that was many years ago.

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5. kryptiskt ◴[] No.43580318{3}[source]
Intel have fabs in the US, Israel and Asia. So it depends.
6. zabzonk ◴[] No.43580619{4}[source]
HP oscilloscopes were pretty good too, back when . But I haven't been there for many years, and I guess you can get good, cheap, LCD ones today for much less money.

And rotating rusty hard drives, I suppose. But still all gone.

And don't get me started on American urinals!

7. gpderetta ◴[] No.43581179[source]
At this point, capital controls might be back on the menu?
8. orwin ◴[] No.43583579{3}[source]
I responded specifically in your steam comment, not the original one, because i did not thing you original comment was wrong.