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	▲	throwaway2037 an hour ago
		`> I still get iPhone and Lenovo laptops 40% cheaper than family members living in Europe.` Isn't this mostly explained by much higher sales tax (VAT) in most European countries? That doesn't seem to have anything to do with off-shoring the manuf'ing of these elctronic devices. That higher tax revenue can be used to fund excellent national healthcare (insurance) programmes, something that the US badly lacks.