Danpbphoto wrote:
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The "chips" prices were outrageous! (deleted)
I understand the need for equality@tariffs but this is ridiculous!!!! (deleted)
The problem isn't tariffs. Chip prices are outrageous because of the rise in demand, due to the current rush to build massive data centers.
No one is building additional chip manufacturing plants, while everyone is building massive data centers. How many millions of chips does it take to get just one of those new data centers operational?
As long as there is a fixed supply of chips, and a sustained spike in demand, prices will also spike until the demand lowers or the supply increases to meet the new demand.
This principle holds true no matter the product, housing, desirable vehicles, food, etc. Just think back a year or two, when bird flu decimated the chicken/egg industry. Remember how much you were paying for a dozen eggs not too long ago (if you could find them)? Shortly after the egg ranches were able to replace their hens, egg production rose back close to its pre-bird flu numbers and the price of eggs dropped down close to the pre-bird flu price.
