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[quote=Anonymous]Should the US have its own manufacturing? Absolutely. And the critical need for it was seen during the pandemic when we had hardly any domestic manufacturers to make masks and other PPE. We import over $1bil in medical supplies yearly, mainly from China.

But at the same time, as someone who works for a company that produces a physical good for sale, I know that domestic manufacturing is not profitable. I feel like a heel saying it, but we have too many regulations in the US to make manufacturing here profitable.

Even if Trump is successful in getting more factories to open in the US, the cost of the goods output will still be priced so much higher than their Chinese produced counterparts that only those with a lot of money AND high morals will choose a USA product over the cheaper Chinese one.

Most factories in China 24/7 except during Chinese New Year when they shut down for a few weeks. Do you think the US will have workers to run factories 24/7 to compete? Not a chance. [/quote]

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