I see your point, but if the USA didn't encourage the company to set up fab shops domestically, then it wouldn't be receiving those taxes either - but in that s

I see your point, but if the USA didn't encourage the company to set up fab shops domestically, then it wouldn't be receiving those taxes either - but in that scenario it also wouldn't be receiving the indirect benefits of having that company operating locally. Your personal taxes are a different matter - the nation state is not trying to court you into operating within its borders with some tempting on-paper discounts.