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Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec... by umeshunni on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @07:02PM (#43627315)
> Unfortunately, when cheap goods are sourced outside the US "innovation" usually just means "slave labor" or "flouting environmental regulations".

Eh, China has 20x-ed its GDP per capita in a generation. They're not slaves.

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Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec... by tharne on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @07:15PM (#43627402)
> Eh, China has 20x-ed its GDP per capita in a generation. They're not slaves.

Maybe not according-to-hoyle slaves, but they're not in a great spot either:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/18/foxconn-l...

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