Even if the U.S. didn't import a single manufactured product from a foreign nation, we'd be producing those things here in heavily automated facilities that don't have many employees at all.
When about everything you guy is made elsewhere there are plenty of jobs to be brought back to the USA where they would pay taxes, buy products, get off unemployment and pay into SS.
BS. Germany has the most advanced production facilities in the world that employ highly compensated workers and they don't have the mass unemployment we are experiencing here.
Automation isn’t all about replacing humans, “dude”. Automation is about precision, repeatable processes (quality), and yes, speed. It is estimated that the companies who make automated tooling, robots, etc. employ just as many people as their products have replaced, plus you still need people to monitor and maintain those machines / production lines.
Also, any company who doesn’t automate where they can employs ZERO once the doors close.
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Even if the U.S. didn’t import a single manufactured product from a foreign nation, we’d be producing those things here in heavily automated facilities that don’t have many employees at all. “
Ever hear of people’less fabs? People are just to dirty to work in the new fabs. And, the few that must enter must be none smokers. The term hand crafted, as an affirmation of quality is an illusion. Real quality and hence reliability is derived through automation.
This will not end well for anyone. Worry not the jobs will be back but not the pay. Wait till the Big War, the Draft, The spy hunts,loyality oaths, the 13 million man army, the re-education camps (lots of jobs there) and grave diggers. Work we will have a great deal of—its food that will be rationed.
So, they’ve GOT to kill us off.
This is a great idea of yours - do you have a downside?