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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They're overly comfortable now, because they can sit with their HQ here and claim to be a US company while they outsource two thirds of their jobs to pajeets for pennies on the reportable payroll. And that's not even counting how foreign labor creates a huge negatives effect on the local skill base in so many industries.
Taxing imports represents the opportunity cost that you're skipping out on by employing foreigners who don't pay taxes or spend their money in our economy. It is an absolutely necessary step.