From Wikipedia - Pharmaceutical companies originally came to Puerto Rico in the late 1960s and 1970s to take advantage of the now-expired federal tax incentive known as Section 936. This incentive allowed U.S.-based manufacturers to send all profits from local plants to stateside parent plants without having to pay any federal taxes.
It hasn’t been all that long since China got dinged for adding ground up Melmane (sp/) to pet food sold in the US for its nitrogen content. Tests for protein check for nitrogen, thus Melmane = Chinese protein. One tends to wonder what the tests for medicines from China are?
I remember in 2007 when people’s pets were getting poisoned by pet treats from China.
The test is, does the kickback from China allow the CEO or CFO to buy a 2nd home for his 3rd mistress?
It would probably be worth it to reestablish the tax incentive just to protect us from Chinese malfeasance and encourage US controlable production.