"First published in 1997 to inform the public on entities involved in disseminating weapons of mass destruction, the list has since expanded to include entities that engaged in "activities sanctioned by the State Department and activities contrary to U.S. national security and/or foreign policy interests"

So RAM chip makers when there's a RAM shortage must be 'contrary to U.S. national security and/or foreign policy interests' i.e. the US government is trying to squeeze its citizens on RAM prices.

Nice.

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Izkata 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Other way around according to what GGP quoted, this would get RAM into the US but not out, reducing prices.

	▲	mapontosevenths 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Other way around according to what GGP quoted, this would get RAM into the US but not out, reducing prices. Only in a world where the other party has no agency. In real life the other party raises prices on their exports to compensate for the supply chain disruption and they still get the items. Ultimately the consumer pays more, the extra goes the government, and the net impact is just obfuscated taxation and a reduction in both supply and demand that's bad for the economy and other living things.

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splitstud 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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