~7% real rate of return on capital means that you are financially irresponsible if you didn't give up manufacturing in exchange for large cost savings. You migh

~7% real rate of return on capital means that you are financially irresponsible if you didn't give up manufacturing in exchange for large cost savings. You might see repercussions in 30 years, but by then your savings increased tenfold. That applies just as much to the individual board member as to the government who's #1 priority was GDP growth.