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I wonder whether you realize that the US is currently second in manufacturing capacity and far ahead of the country (Japan) in third place. (I'm not defending T

I wonder whether you realize that the US is currently second in manufacturing capacity and far ahead of the country (Japan) in third place. (I'm not defending Trump's tariffs.) The situation in electronics manufacturing specifically I will concede is concerning.

beAbU 1y ago
Is that a per capita metric, or overall? America is fuckin huge.
- hollerith 1y ago
  Overall. Energy costs (particularly natural gas prices) are much lower in the US than in the other manufacturing powerhouses, and some manufacturing is very energy-intensive.