Quote:I'll ignore the little sly remark and continue the conversation.

 

you assume with higher operating cost companies would be forced to hire more employee's thus prime the economy. That's an outdated concept, with the technological advances higher operating cost are offset with lower labor cost. You don't need physical labor to work the manufacturing plants anymore, it's being done by robots. You don't need physical labor to manage the support store fronts it'll be done by the self check out lanes.

 

you've displayed the inability to accept the concept companies only exist for profit, they won't simply take less profit because you've decided it's enough for them. They will continue to offset their liabilities the easiest way possible, reduce labor.

 

Who do you think builds the robots? Services them?

 

Besides, if robots are doing all of the work the production facilities would already be in the USA so that shipping costs and market lead times could be minimized.

 

I know manufacturing doesn't require the level of staffing it once did, but that doesn't actually change anything. You're arguing ideology in response to economics.

 

You want the USA to be successful? Forget everything you think you know and accept that it requires the nation to act in the interests of the lower and middle classes rather than worrying about the interests of businesses. Businesses will find their way into the market no matter how onerous you might think the conditions on their existence are.

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