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> Or the factory can build their parts here in one of our 50 great states. Then the ⅔ they sell outside the USA would be subject to the retaliatory tariffs lik
by Symbiote 2y ago
> Or the factory can build their parts here in one of our 50 great states.
Then the ⅔ they sell outside the USA would be subject to the retaliatory tariffs likely to come in response to Trump's tariffs. They'd also lose at least some of their existing 10 employees who wouldn't want to move, so they'd need to train more — quality would suffer.
It's more likely they'll find ways to avoid the USA — the European nylon supplier mentioned in the article might reduce their minimum order size, or maybe they could find another business to split the minimum order. The Canadian packaging producer is probably trying to find a Canadian paper supplier.
- gosub100 2y agoOr maybe a US start-up will fill the need? Why do you rule that out, when everything else you said was conjecture?
- Symbiote 2y agoOne could, but they'll have even greater issues finding and training staff, and without a reputation they're less competitive with the cheaper Chinese products.