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Originally Posted by keysync
Does anyone know the answer to this problem?
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Be competitive or die. This is the story of empires. Growth happens for a lot of reasons, namely cultural reasons, a sense of identity, a collective sense of values and the circumstances of the times (territorial conquest, trade/trade routes/demand for certain trade products etc)... eventually, things change. Empires fail to adapt. People high on their own sense of self and self importance fail to adapt or accept the new realities. The hunger for success and "more" that fueled the growth of the empire dies when people are fat and rich and that hunger and drive to succeed is slowly replaced with "everyone owes me a living".
Using DWB's example, if you are staying afloat by producing gaskets in Asia for much lower costs, then the issue is not how to force those people to move back to the US, the problem is... how are those US companies going to compete with other international companies producing those gaskets in Asia at a reduced cost.
The USA as an empire is destined to die. It is dying now. People are fat tubs of shit with an ever growing sense of entitlement. Rich people and success and wealth, all of which used to be celebrated are now pointed to as failure as senseless greed and synonymous with robbing the poor (as happens with every budding socialist / communist / fascist / dictatorial rising star right before the revolution).
This is a global economy, the playing fields are being leveled where every 3rd world nation has the change to create billion dollar tech startups or produce/sell products globally for much lower costs. That won't be changed by simplistic rhetoric of forcing US companies to work domestically and be less competitive.