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That's adding, what $10 bucks to this devices bill of goods? As was demonstrated with the iEconomy series and Apple manufacturing devices over in China, it's not so much about labor as it is the entire supply line.

This device isn't $299 because it's made in America.

If Google was serious about helping the US economy, they'd pay all of their corporate taxes in America, not Ireland.

maybe they are not Keynesians

If the US was serious about growing the US economy, they'd make US taxes more attractive than Ireland's.

As an Australian, I must admit that doesn't move me as much as it does you.

(And I wonder how much of the manufacturing is done in the US anyway. Is it just the chassis and final assembly, or does that include all of the components too?)

According to the NY Times, it "contains almost all American-made parts" but "Semiconductor chips are more of a challenge. In some cases, the chips are made in the United States and shipped to Asia to be packaged with other electronic components."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/technology/google-and-othe...