The Obama administration was warned in 2009 this was a serious national security problem, in that virtually all our mask production had shut down and had been exported to China. The Obama administration did nothing.
“The Obama administration was warned in 2009 this was a serious national security problem, in that virtually all our mask production had shut down and had been exported to China. The Obama administration did nothing.”
To be fair the Trump administration has been in office for over three years. Apparently it also chose not to address the issue.
If we want manufacturers to bring back industries the government will either have to subsidize sales, reinstate quotas on imports or make high tariffs on imports permanent. The market voted years ago to outsource and it will take considerable time and investment to rebuild the supply chains eradicated over the past 25 years. What is the current incentive to invest other than patriotic duty?