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0 pointsicantdrive559y ago0 comments

I think the working class was really tired of Globalism. I'm as liberal as they get, but building in the cheapest country always bothered me.

I get hammered for this, but we buy Apple products. We pay a premium. We are told Apple has to build overseas, in order to sell us products at their low prices. Then they have the gut wrenching corporate problem of too much cash?

I'm sorry--it always bothered me.

That said, I'll be shocked if Trump succeeds in bringing back manufacturing. Those senators are not going to raise Tarriffs, or do anything to upset their corporate lobbiests.

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sangnoir9y ago

> I think the working class was really tired of Globalism...I'm sorry--it always bothered me.

It's not just globalism - it's global competition. Even if the US repeals NAFTA and other trade agreements and economically isolates itself, competition from Japan, China and Germany will remain.

The golden age of American manufacturing wasn't possible just because Glabalism wasn't in existence - it was possible because there was no competition since countries were rebuilding in the aftermath of WWII

rjbwork9y ago

>That said, I'll be shocked if Trump succeeds in bringing back manufacturing. Those senators are not going to raise Tarriffs, or do anything to upset their corporate lobbiests.

True, but one could say he now has the bully pulpit from which to rail against those same senators for whatever they will refuse to do with him.

jjoonathan9y ago

Trump isn't going to bring back manufacturing, but he's also not going to double the size of the H1B program. I'm glad I didn't vote for him, but I'm also glad he won :/

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