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I like this take a lot. I also think that America competing on manufacturing is obviously never going to happen.
by facile3232 1y ago
I like this take a lot. I also think that America competing on manufacturing is obviously never going to happen.
- okr 1y agoWhy is it obvious and why never?
- vkou 1y agoUnemployment is at 4%, there's no reserve army of labor that can be mobilized to make flashlights and sew t-shirts for $3/hr. Anyways, I hope you're looking foward to prices for everything going up.
- pcdoodle 1y agoCould be a thing? Perhaps people might start caring about product durability and stop buying cheap shit that goes in a landfill because the producers only care about shelf appeal.
- 42772827 1y agoThis is my hope, too. But also I fear the transition is going to be ugly. Personally I feel lucky that I’m not just starting out my life — I already have high quality stuff.
- tnolet 1y agoBut then we can promote immigration from poorer neighbouring countries to pick up the work. Oh wait...
- amanaplanacanal 1y agoThe folks who voted because of the price of eggs are not going to be happy. And midterm elections are next year.
- ceejayoz 1y agoThey didn’t really care about egg prices.
- geysersam 1y agoBecause Americans are too rich and manufacturing is too cheap. If any of those changes it's a different story, but that's unlikely to happen.
- matwood 1y agoI think there is a bit more nuance. US manufacturing jobs are never coming back. If you look at the stats, US manufacturing output continues to set records. Yes, the US is second to China (has been since ~2010), but that was bound to happen on population/demographics alone.