[AnotherUnixGeek]

any reason we cannot use the UNITED STATES FACTORY?

Several, and you listed them under the word "regulations": labor regulations, environmental regulations, political/social regulations. There's a reason the article mentions that nations like India are "leapfrogging the US" in manufacturing rankings.

[central_va]

Oh BS. A small tariff will even the playing field and create ecnonmic prosperity here. You want balanced budgets? The you want tariffs and industry.