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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by jfrunyon on Thursday April 22, 2021 @05:33PM (#26908460)
American manufacturing was shipped overseas because, i.e. after, American labor was unable to compete. I'm not sure what "corporate trade agreements" means either; corporations don't make "trade agreements".

I'm also not sure why everyone takes for granted that America not having as many manufacturing jobs is a bad thing...

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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by danielheath on Thursday April 22, 2021 @05:36PM (#26908480)
You mean paid labor couldn’t compete on price with slaves? Color me shocked.
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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by Godel_unicode on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:51PM (#26909086)
Yes, but also the standard of living in the US that American labor can't really compete on price with anyone.
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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by water8 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @05:42PM (#26908532)
Manufacturing is like a ladder. When you outsource the bottom, it’s no different than cutting the rungs of a ladder beneath you. Manufacturing is essential to the wealth and prosperity of any nation.
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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by jfrunyon on Sunday April 25, 2021 @05:17AM (#26931405)
Source? Reasoning? No? So we're back where we started, thanks.
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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by water8 on Sunday April 25, 2021 @10:48AM (#26933133)
The Source is WW1 and WW2. Germany was the world powerhouse in production not population. Their ability to out manufacture their neighboring countries lead to some pretty horrible things.
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