Will industries come back to the US?

[IAmNotAlpharius]

Will we bring industries back here?

One of the main issues I have with globalization is how fragile it is. All it takes is a major disruption like what we’ve seen recently. I’d argue it not a new problem and was one of the major factors with the Bronze Age collapse.

 

[Truman the Jewman]

Not as long as (((they))) wanna save half a cent and Chinks are willing to work for bug bars and debt script.

 

[Wingnut]

Not with unions as they are now. It's way too expensive to make anything in the US compared to China or Mexico.

 

[Cedric_Eff]

Americans are choosing beggars. No way.

 

[Dammit Mandrake!]

Yeah over time. Not too concerned.

 

[Red Hood]

Only on a small scale. People want cheap shit. You can't produce shit at those prices and pay the wages that Americans want and are legally required to receive.

 

[Absolutego]

Unless the politics get protectionist on the order of many European countries, no.
Specialized manufacturing we'll do fine, small-scale stuff is starting to be encroached upon by East Asians, gutter-tier stuff will pretty much always flock to the cheapest country available. Soon enough that'll be East Africa.
The Bronze Age collapse took a few horrible earthquakes, some droughts, AND invasions by a bunch of Sicilians to really kick into gear, and it wasn't just because the supply chains got disrupted.

 

[Getwhatyou]

Why not. There a huge swathes of the American south full of unskilled labor looking for work. Along with very low taxes.

Sounds like a good place to be.

 

[SeniorFuckFace]

What are you two sitting next to each other?

 

[Fireman Sam]

It's just cheaper to export the industry to anus world countries. If there was a better incentive and a real push to bring industries back to the US it's still possible. But also consider the extra effort to do that compared to other countries where you can outsource everything cheaply. (costs are one thing, but there's also a lot of bureaucracy when it comes to stuff like environmental regulations and whatnot.)