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Re:New US Tariffs are Anti-Maker and Will Encourage Offshoring by ajmurmann on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @10:24AM (#17346928)
Maybe that's happening because the US isn't competitive enough?
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Re:New US Tariffs are Anti-Maker and Will Encourage Offshoring by defertoreptar on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @10:32AM (#17347008)
Not likely: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Competitiveness_Repor...
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Re:New US Tariffs are Anti-Maker and Will Encourage Offshoring by dragonwriter on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @08:50PM (#17351516)
It's happening because the US is very competitive as a place to invest capital. Trade deficit can be visualized as people in the US selling capital and using the proceeds to buy goods; the reality is more complex and has more intermediate steps, but that's the net effect.
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