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Everything said here could also apply to the manufacturing and industrial base of US, outsourcing these jobs for cheaper manufactured goods... eventually the country can't productively sustain itself and the "lower prices" don't make up for it.

Isn't this part of the premise of "locally sourced" food etc? Pay a little bit higher prices to ensure the areas workforce is sustained.

I'd say actually the "lower prices" don't make up for lost jobs much sooner than when you start to see multi-national replacements struggle. Many previously employed depend on government assistance so there is an immediate cost, as well as current epidemic levels of opiate addiction and death, partially explained by economic hopelessness.




I'm not sure manufacturing is that similar. US output is at near record levels https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OUTMS and companies that outsource like Apple are sustaining themselves fine. There is less employment in manufacturing but its probably more down to more efficient manufacturing technology combined with 'peak stuff' https://hackernoon.com/welcome-to-peak-stuff-e699820c7e9b




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