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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There should be manufacturing, absolutely, but it should be for things critical to the country as evidenced by shortages due to supply chain issues related to COVID and to things where it simply makes economic sense to produce in country. Shoes are not something that requires a skilled workforce and doesn't pay a lot because consumers demand lower prices, and as such, no need to onshore those jobs, for example.[/quote]

It isn't critical until it is.  If a producer starts squeezing us because they have leverage or a war breaks out, of course you want to have some manufacturing stateside.

Do you ever see beyond the end of your nose?  Did you see what Russia did to Europe with heating oil and gas sales and what we went thru with the Arab oil embargo of the 70's?

Do you think the lithium and other materials and components for batteries for your EV comes from Detroit or Los Angeles?  Well no, it doesn't.

Where the hell do you think the plastic dashboard for your car comes from? Petroleum.

Why does everything have to be "critical" with shortages before you act?   Do you take in to consideration the ramp up time to produce once it becomes critical?

People on DCUM are so short-sighted, stupid and long-term self destructive.[/quote]

The question isn't whether we should, it's the types of items we should manufacture here. We don't have all of the critical minerals we need here. There are some, but people don't want to live near a lithium mine. We don't want to live in polluted cities. [/quote]

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