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kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

#uspol "why don't you just move production to the US?"
- chaotic changes destroyed cash flow, SMBs struggle to survive, can't invest
- retaliatory tariffs mean US manufacturing can't sell anywhere else
- it takes 5 years to build new supply chains, but republican tantrums can make them unprofitable overnight
- it's easier to build in India or sell to the EU instead
- these jobs pay $2-$4 per hour. The only way to bring them to the US is to automate them out of existence

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