Cheap goods from China and elsewhere have their place; I have little things around that make my life easier but aren't necessary for survival. While I understand we do manufacture some of our own medicines, we have to rely on another nation, shipping, etc. for those we don't. That's one of the types of things that can be concerning. If true that we discovered during Covid that we had little of what was necessary to help us through a pandemic manufactured in the US, it can also be a problem.
AMEN. As an industry advisor in government policy, I had been involved with this subject matter. I have been raising the alarm about the intentional actions to move key industries out of the USA and Canada that you cite. It is time for a change back to self-reliance—at least to a far greater extent than what now exists. It will take a greater understanding by our fellow travelers of the benefits that will result, as well as the required effort and commitment to achieve success.
Wal-Mart's entire business model is built on flogging cheap stuff to American consumers. It will be interesting to see if it is able to pivot.
Cheap goods from China and elsewhere have their place; I have little things around that make my life easier but aren't necessary for survival. While I understand we do manufacture some of our own medicines, we have to rely on another nation, shipping, etc. for those we don't. That's one of the types of things that can be concerning. If true that we discovered during Covid that we had little of what was necessary to help us through a pandemic manufactured in the US, it can also be a problem.
AMEN. As an industry advisor in government policy, I had been involved with this subject matter. I have been raising the alarm about the intentional actions to move key industries out of the USA and Canada that you cite. It is time for a change back to self-reliance—at least to a far greater extent than what now exists. It will take a greater understanding by our fellow travelers of the benefits that will result, as well as the required effort and commitment to achieve success.
Cheap imported products have been used to hide bad economic policy decisions.