Asking this because it’s known that the reason everything’s been offshored is for profit, so I’m curious as to how much people here are willing to pay extra for a product if it gets made in the US again. 10% extra? 20%? 30%? How much of a markup for American labor is too much?
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How about a heavy tax on companies (in any country) that don't comply with environmental, safety, and humanitarian standards?
Like, you want to buy Nikes make in a sweatshop? Add a 10% Slave Tax.
Want the new iPhone but Apple workers are committing mass suicide in China? 15% safety tax.
Company dumps it's toxic waste into the ocean instead of containing it long term? 20% Polluter Tax.
Let them do what they like, but charge them for the actual costs that governments will have to spend to clean up their mess.
Something like that would easily be weaponized. I can see "equality tax" already just from reading that.