Actually, the textile industry in America became non competitive. American textile companies couldn’t sell their products because prices were not competitive with world markets. When sales disappeared, manufacturing was no longer possible.
American companies sold their manufacturing equipment to new textile enterprises started up all over the world.
Isolationists living under rocks can’t grasp the concept of a world market. They can’t comprehend the fact that Americans are no longer required to perform the drudge textile jobs.
The isolationists can’t grasp the fact that the American textile industry actually came from England because Massachusetts had lots of river power and cheap labor. Massachusetts lost the Textile industry to North Carolina where cost of production was less expensive. North Carolins established the best School of Textiles in the world to support the citizenry and the industry.
However, rising costs, especially wages, were not competative with Bangladesh and even Ecuador. Alas, North Carolina lost the textile business. However, new and better industry was established and there were plenty of workers available. North Carolina thrives
The point of the tariff is to promote and protect American industry. So you are for that and a nationalist patriot or are you a traitor deserving the worst treatment possible.
I hate traitors that will sell us out for pennies on the dollar. We know the extra profit importing goods from communist and dirt poor countries goes to profit and stock holders. We benefit very little considering. Meanwhile the USA couldn’t make its own uniforms and supply the civilian population in a world war scenario. I guess we will go naked.
This is a warning for Free Traitors: if there is a world war KEEP YOUR SEDITION AND TREASON TALK TO YOURSELF. I will hide as many as I can but the torches and pitchforks will be out.
Disgusting Free Traitor lies and BS bump.
At least the EU imports only about half of their textiles. As opposed to the USA which imports all (98%) textiles: But the EU has Free Traitors too.
AI: EU Textiles:
Types of Textiles Imported
The majority of imports consist of knitted or crocheted apparel, which made up 50.9% of total imports in 2023.
Non-knitted/woven apparel accounted for 49.1%.
Market Dynamics
The EU’s textile import market has shown growth, averaging 4.1% per year from 2018 to 2023.
Suppliers from developing countries contributed 44.4% of all clothing imports into the EU in terms of value.