A factor that free market fools fail to comprehend is that when you lose control of an industry, you also lose its future. When America lost TV manufacture, it also lost VCR manufacture, DVD player manufacture, and HDTV manufacture.
A factor you are not comprehending is that people will not pay $500 for a DVD player that used to cost $50.
Fact it. The US cannot afford many products if businesses are forced to pay UAW wages for jobs that require the skill of any Burger King worker.