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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

That's rich. No offense, but that comment implies that you may not be very familiar with what low-skill American laborers' expectations are for wage compensation. Nor does there seem to be an acknowledgement of the direct relationship those expectations have on the overall cost of manufacturing and subsequent price to the consumer.

There's a reason why companies seek impoverished low-wage havens like China to create cheap consumer products; the average non-skilled worker in fully industrialized nations like the US has a disproportionate understanding of the value of their work commensurate with the level of training/education/experience they've received. If Hasbro made their figs here, they'd be $100 each, at least. Only high ticket/luxury items can provide compensation that approaches American sensibilities. Even skilled American machinists, as in the automotive industry, have inflated expectations for the work they do, which has played a role in the outsourcing and automation that has plagued the industry.

I'm not creating excuses for corporate greed and chicanery, their avarice disgusts me deeply. However, as an adult, IMO, we should strive to understand enough of the world and how it works to recognize where the conundrums exist. It just ain't as simple as, "made in 'Merica!"

Now, if we were to jumpstart massive amounts of manufacturing of a slew of high ticket items, like say...wind turbines, solar technology (which was started here anyway) in the form of solar-walls to store the power, and electric vehicles of all sorts...well, that type of revolutionary thinking applied to American know how might be transformative on a number of fronts.



Pretty sure that's what he meant. It was discussed on the thread after the reveal. Personally, I think it's a safe assumption.

Just look at the cocoa and chocolate harvesting process. I watched that on some Netflix show and was shocked and how that works. It made me feel pretty shitty about eating chocolate.