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How much more do you think it will cost for Americans to assemble? (at least double but more likely 5 times considering other factors like healthcare, environmental and safety regulations)

What do you think happens when China and other countries lose manufacturing capacity to US re-shoring... they will seek to regain elsewhere. Guess where most of the raw materials for electronics come from... it's not the US. This can't be redistributed.

Manufacturing reshoring is not an answer, it's a delay. You spend tons of capital getting it back and then it dies in 10 years anyway.

Simultaneously, everyone in charge thinks the US population needs to increase. It doesn't math out.



> everyone in charge thinks the US population needs to increase.

Of course they do. With less people the pool of available workers is reduced, and this gives labor an edge.

Those in charge thinks that this is very icky. They would rather keeping the underclass desperate enough.




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