Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO

Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer... by snowwrestler on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @12:22PM (#43092405)

This has nothing to do with being rich, tons of middle class people in the U.S. apply these strategies. It is a benefit of being in business for yourself, which is offset by higher risk and higher direct costs for things like healthcare and services and equipment (because bigger companies get volume discounts).

A person paid on a W2 can’t do these things no matter how big their salary is.

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Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer... by SiliconSplash on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @12:27PM (#43092473)

I know it has nothing to do with being rich. I know middle class people do this in the US. He was asking how people could avoid it, the simplest way is to become a contractor/consultant/freelancer rather than a full time employee so *you can* restructure your tax.

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