The whole "let the market settle on a smartest solution" idea works great, until your highest-margin exports start getting manufactured abroad in a country with

The whole "let the market settle on a smartest solution" idea works great, until your highest-margin exports start getting manufactured abroad in a country without labor regulation. First cars, then software, and now smartphones. By 2045, America will be the manufacturer of Absolutely Nothing and we'll be incredibly proud of what our businesses accomplished.