Natural resources aren't that important anymore. Look at Singapore with essentially no natural resources, but a high standard of living for example. And the U.S. has strong natural resources, but they represent a fairly small portion of the economy.

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Haven't you followed Trump's tariffs policies at all? He wants big tariffs against Canada and Mexico and almost everyone else.

The battery plant was just to make batteries for EVs. The Trump administration has made clear it is anti-EV, so the Trump administration would not consider this a significant loss.

This is already impacting Korean funded semiconductor plants under construction in the US.[1]

[1] https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-09-16/busines...

But only a small percent of people work in those highly specialized jobs.

This is true, but they have highest impact. As a result, Silicon Valley exists.

While companies will raise prices as much as they can, remember there are many competitive AI companies--so free market competition will keep prices in check.

Yeah, I guess you’re right. If you don’t want to buy your chips from Nvidia, you could buy them from…

Hmm.

The people getting MRIs are sicker than the general population so the facility should have people available to help getting people up after being scanned.

All we want is accurate titles, not clickbait ones.

If you ask: out of all the studies which have done well in mice what percent lead to successful drugs for humans: the answer is a very small percent.

This is the nature of research pipelines. If you ask: out of all the clinical trials that have shown promise in early human trials, what percent lead to successful drugs for humans: the answer is a very small percent.

There are several rocket launch companies; Blue Origin looks like it may be the closest competitor.