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Reported in  Tim Cook Heads to Washington (Again) to Meet with President Trump .  ( iDrop News , 6/14/2019) 6/14/2019 update , "The possible and the improbable", starts here. Reported in  Why Apple Will Keep Most iPhone Production in China Despite Tariff Threat .  ( Forbes , 6/13/2019) Original 6/13/2019 post, " Foxconn: The possible and the probable", starts here. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6/11/2019 Key word in headline: "may".   And, speaking in Taiwan to analysts at a rare investor conference, key Foxconn executive Young Liu pointed to the importance of the Wisconsin project, according to a published report in Nikkei Asian Review. Besides the liquid-crystal display panels that have long been planned for the Mount Pleasant factory, it could also be used to produce servers, networking products and central controls for automobiles, Nikkei reported. The Epoch Times (China), 6/11/2019 Without a factory up and running, I can't imagine they'd inc...

Pain of Tariffs Tests Farmers’ Faith in Trump: ‘How Long Is Short-Term? ’  ( The New York Time s, 5/24/2019) Despite the strain on Mr. Goplin’s family bank account and peace of mind, he backs the president’s tactics. “I get why he’s doing it,” he said over the tractor’s whir and beeps. “America has been bullied.” And if the trade war persisted through the election next year, he added, “I would be O.K. with that.”   Federal help is “very important,” Mr. Goplin said. The administration’s previous $12 billion package of emergency aid meant the difference between profit and loss on his soybeans. Some might call it welfare. Source:   Wikipedia (T rempealeau County , Whitehall ) Source:   U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts   Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 19.7% - Trempealeau County 29.0% - Wisconsin 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 17.8% - Trempealeau County 16.5% - Wisconsin 15.6% - U.S. Source:   Wikiped...