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I think you have a flawed assumption. Highly automated manufacturing is only common because of high labor costs. If we are forced by non-profit driven reasons t

I think you have a flawed assumption. Highly automated manufacturing is only common because of high labor costs. If we are forced by non-profit driven reasons to bring manufacturing back it won't be automated as well. Things that can be highly automated are still being manufactured in the US. The things that can't be are made using human labor in cheap countries.

intended 1y ago
Even in cheap countries, manufacturing is being automated. This is a problem for countries globally, the only ladder left to uplift their population is services. Machines don’t take breaks, don’t need holidays, don’t get injured, and when deployed are more consistent and efficient. Having people work in factories, and get paid is great in a vacuum. However this is a competitive economy, your competition is doing lights out manufacturing, and is making more consistent goods, cheaper, and faster. And we’re getting better at building robots. The American debate is about 20 years late.