I absolutely understand the value of a country being able to produce its own materials, but one thing I’ve always question is how many people, man or woman is actually willing to work these positions once they get back to the US.
Most of why they were outsourced is because corporations can pay (or not pay) people in third world countries much less than they can Americans, but how do you convince companies to open these mines and factories in the US, and how do you convince these companies to actually play their employees first world wages? A lot of the regulations we have in place in terms of operating mines is because of corporations cutting corners, intentionally hiding the health risks until they were unavoidable and similar actions, so it’s just something I honestly can’t wait to see how it actually comes into action.
I think we could very well have an uptick in blue collar jobs, with guys like Mike Rowe going around promoting them and not shaming people for choosing them.
Great point. Have you seen his latest show called Story Behind the Story? The stigma with blue collar jobs needs to go. Nothing wrong with them. I guess part of it has to do with telling young people that college is the only path to success