This is insane.
I remember that when Lafayette sent George Washington the keys to the Bastille, Washington proudly sent Lafayette a pair of shoe buckles made in the USA.
Washington wisely wanted to break the dependence on England for manufactured goods.
The majority of our population is only inherently smart enough to work with their hands.
Not to mention that even some smarter people are happier and more fulfilled working with their hands.
And not to mention that the restoration of America's industrial base and independence from the rest of the world should be a matter of national security.
And FWIW, at no other time in this nation's history, have so many people owned their own homes, had so many things, and enjoyed as much free time. People who keep talking about some long lost "GOLDEN AGE", here, either have memory problems and/or don't know any accurate history.
When Washington gave Lafayette those buckles, the vast majority of Americans were farmers, most people made their own clothes, and there was still slavery. Abigale Adams begged her husband, in letters, to try to get her pins ( for sewing ) from Europe. They weren't made in America.
And America has been buying "cheap goods", which were NOT made in America, for many, many, MANY generations; this is nothing new.