At the same time, we are almost chasing out our manufacturing base with a combination of mandates and regulations. Huffianton used to be a conservative and then she turned liberal. Maybe she’s back on her meds and becoming conservative again?
Mandates and regs have an impact, but so does the cheap labor in China and India. We are exporting entire industries with the latest manufacturing technology. Couple that with the cheap and competent labor in China and India and there is no way we can compete domestically.