“Think a thousand widget makers all over the country competing on quality and price with relatively low start up and distribution costs”.............
There will always be the issue of “supply and demand”. As the population increases, there will be a demand for those products current produced off shore which could easily be produced here in the U.S. The big issue is are the American people willing to work for lower wages and we already see that they will NOT, as they demand $15.00 min hourly wages.
it is my dream that once the power monopolies are broken up like the old ones were with changing tech, the new paradigm will include an exploration and development model involving space exploration and development. Get us expanding off this rock...