Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots'
by Kadin on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:36PM
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There is a huge supply chain in the US for very complicated goods due to defense procurement. It is not cost optimized (even close...) but it exists. It is a falsehood that "we don't make that stuff here anymore" for virtually any value of "stuff".
It would take a relatively small tweak to import duties to make most types of outsourcing uneconomical.
It would take a relatively small tweak to import duties to make most types of outsourcing uneconomical.