[sneak]

Except that in the USA it's probably illegal to fire workers who won't work 16 hour days and it's also illegal to expose workers to toxic solvents.

OSHA and the associated regulations legislated us right out of the market.

[diogenescynic]

>Except that in the USA it's probably illegal to fire workers who won't work 16 hour days and it's also illegal to expose workers to toxic solvents.

Wait, you think this is bad?

Do you really think America can only compete on being the lowest cost manufacturer?

And the scenario shows, the iPhone could be manufactured in the US and still be profitable (50% margin).