Usually one could estimate the absolute minimum of future earnings.
But the current administration seems to be set on redirecting those earnings away from investors towards the government. And I don't see what could limit the extent to which they do so.
Which is still a huuuuuuuuuuuuge market
But the point is that domestic consumption is not constant. It can decrease, it can substitute more basic goods. Such as potatoes.
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juche
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_production_in_North_Kor...
Come on, it's definitely not zero for most of the companies, even if tons of small businesses go bankrupt.
> But the current administration seems to be set on redirecting those earnings away from investors towards the government. And I don't see what could limit the extent to which they do so.
The objective of the current administration is to implement fascism. Companies can operate and make profit, as long as it’s allowed by the government. See the blackmailing of law firms and tech companies for examples.
Ironically, Thomas Sowell made that argument back when Obama dared to give Americans healthcare - https://www.creators.com/read/thomas-sowell/06/12/socialist-.... And he also rang similar alarm bells during the Biden administration - https://www.foxnews.com/media/thomas-sowell-systemic-racism-.... But he has offered nothing more than milquetoast commentary about tariffs being bad when it comes to the current administration.
Companies can operate and make profit
Who pays for all this, as always, is common people, getting poorer. More specifically middle class, poor don't buy money-making devices from ie Apple, and rich will either stay rich or get richer if positioned well.
Yeah and much of the revenue comes from abroad too. You could at least try to show a balanced view
the U.S. still counts for around 40 percent of Apple’s net sales