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> We outsourced manufacturing and those cost savings were certainly not illusory. Sure they are. The expertise and factories to build a lot of components are n
by arrosenberg 5y ago
> We outsourced manufacturing and those cost savings were certainly not illusory.
Sure they are. The expertise and factories to build a lot of components are no longer in the US, which has a ton of knock-on effects in the economy - job loss, decline, etc.
That's a hidden cost that offsets whatever cash savings were experienced on the front end.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThose are societal costs, not costs for the company making the decision to outsource or not. A company taking into account those societal costs while others do not will end up not being able to competitively price their products.
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- antonvs 5y agoGood argument for government imposition of external costs via taxes, regulation etc.