reply on: Chop the Federal CHIPS Act \ stacker news ~econ

We already have 37000 troops in South Korea

The 8th Army

I'm objecting to the "have to" in your statement.

We should help Taiwan and South Korea with defense and military if China or someone else invades

These two countries are important: geopolitical pivot points in Asia and Pacific and economic interests

Unlike Ukraine and Israel

I don't care about any of that. It's not worth sending anyone to die over.

But we rely on those countries for chips

They can be made anywhere. If East Asia can't do it without us supplying military support, then production should move somewhere safer.

Amen