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I hate to make this political, but in a neutral sense: is this not precisely what Trump ran and won the election on? I didn't vote for him, but clearly the offs
by ceilingcorner 7y ago
I hate to make this political, but in a neutral sense: is this not precisely what Trump ran and won the election on? I didn't vote for him, but clearly the offshoring of factories to China has had serious negative consequences. These were noticed by everyone in "flyover country" a decade ago, but the coronavirus seems to have made everyone aware of the downsides of distributed supply chains, especially to a totalitarian state in a time of crisis.
- int_19h 7y agoTrump ran on it, but his presentation of it was tailored to right-wing nativist populism, and the specific plan (tariffs etc) seems more like trying to show that something is getting done, than actually fixing the problem. But it's not unique to Trump - Sanders also makes similar points wrt globalization.