They went to China for (insert excuse here) = profits....
The start of it all was the excuse, logistics
then, skilled labor workforce
now, “hey, it is all about giving our shareholders a huge return”.
Slave labor is slave labor.... there used to be factories in the USA that produced everything you buy that now says CHINA on the back of it.
Shareholder profit by the use of slave labor, nothing more, nothing less.
See how long CHINA lasts when a tariff is placed on their goods so they equal the cost of production in the USA... yes, kill off the “free trade” rubbish..... as all it has done is totally crush this once proud nation to the point we have to wait for the boats to dock so we can eat, see, clothe ourselves.
Yes this is a rant.... but, go look at the things in your home, and the store, that you buy from, how many are MADE, GROWN, PRODUCED in the USA.
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Eliminate free trade and we turn into North Korea. Some people want to take their ball and go home when they are losing. I think Americans are better than that. I say COMPETE. In some areas we will lose and in some we will win. Overall, we will win. How can America be called a nation of liberty if it would prevent free men from selling to other nations and vice versa.
......Work Makes You Free........
You COULD install reasonable tariffs, and have manufacturing back in the USA; IF it's done in Right-to-Work states, where you don't have $30+/hr. Union Rates + benefits extorted.
The cost of shipping and labor would STILL result in profits, IF it wasn't for Union Labor rules (same with auto-making).
“See how long CHINA lasts when a tariff is placed on their goods so they equal the cost of production in the USA...”
Red China is already losing some manufacturing business to darker, poorer people to the south who will work for $.25 an hour. Southeast Asia is the new Red China (as Red China’s growing middle class wants an “American” lifestyle).