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Right now that would be politically untenable as majority in the House and Senate have the position that Corporations are evil and do not pay their fair share™,
by syshum 5y ago
Right now that would be politically untenable as majority in the House and Senate have the position that Corporations are evil and do not pay their fair share™, they are actively working on rolling back Corporate tax cuts from previous administration.
Further there is a large amount of political power that is openly hostile to manufacturing believing the US should move beyond manufacturing as it is seen as "dirty" and not viable instead they put their stock in the "service" and "information" economies which have yet to prove their viability absent a strong mfg base.
In the short term given all the news about chip shortages being a national security and economic security issue many politicians will look the other way for a small concession to a critical industry but still remain openly hostile to manufacturing in general