“Much of my work went to China, I understand the hidden costs more than most do and why it happened.
A nickel? try less than half a penny if you are GM, Ford or Chrysler.”
When the costs of regulation, compliance, liability, corruption, and taxes is more than the cost of shipping a container from Central China, sometimes by several factors, the business decision really does become a no-brainer.
But it's not. Look at the data.