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Wonder how long it will take to see new car prices come down. Used as well.
Sourcing the rare minerals for the semiconductor fabrication will be the next bottleneck.  That's a big part of why China has been cozying up to various African nations for so long. >

The West has really dropped the ball on Africa investment. >

...for decades. >

for centuries. >

Well there was that whole outsourcing situation that ended around the 1860s. The locals were understandably a little miffed about that. >

1860s? May I introduce you to the Congo 'Free' State? >

But I was under the impression that the gentle Belgian colonists ran the Congo with a hands off approach!