Just a thought that came to mind because IIRC, most of why offshoring happened is because Americans refuse to get paid at the low rates that the Chinas and Vietnams of this world will accept, so because wages are one of a company’s largest costs, will any of this even work long term? I don’t think there’s as many ‘disillusioned men’ that will take up the jobs as people think, but I also absolutely understand a country needs to produce a lot of its own goods to counteract stuff like war after all.
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You don't recall it correctly. Americans shouldn't have to compete with slave labor. Offshoring happened because our government implemented a ton of environmental and worker protection regulations while not requiring foreign companies to meet these regulations. They intentionally priced domestic industry out of the market by doing so. It isn't possible to compete when both hands and both legs are tied behind your back.
Yep, they basically made it illegal to manufacture things in the US at any reasonable cost. The US is very much not free, as this video helps illustrate. Under the guise of "health and safety" they swept the rug from under everybody's feet.
You can't fish everywhere because otherwise all the fish would be gone. As for construction: taking shortcuts in constructions results in deaths.