Pay a million, get a billion.

Makes solid economic sense now that Americans are becoming poor enough to compete with Asian children....... (Sarcasm / criticism)

though those parts will still be shipped overseas for final assembly

Then shipped back to the states to be sold? Really? That sounds less economic and worse on the environment.

This is a standard model for electronics manufacturing.

I like the register's no bullshit take on this

Yep. But it's still cheaper. Until it's not cheaper, most companies will do it thanks to profit being valued above absolutely everything else.

That's supposed to be the purpose of things like... Tariffs...

Just say that you had a gun in your head and stop fucking lying.

Not just electronics, but a lot of things.

Clothes can be worse in some ways. A single shirt might travel to like four different countries, one of them just to get a tag sewed on.