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by bfieidhbrjr 2002 days ago
Myth. US manufacturing never went away, US manufacturing JOBS went away. Automation.
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nine_k 2001 days ago
I buy numerous electronic devices, from laptops down to simple PWM dimmers. Very few of them are not made in China, even fewer proudly made in the US.

I would gladly pay 25% more for devices made on US soil by US robots, but so far the supply of such is pretty limited at best.

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blackrock 2001 days ago
It’s easier to sell the fear of some foreign boogeyman, by claiming that foreigners took your jobs away. As opposed to robots that made your job obsolete.

Hey! Vote for me! I’ll bring those jobs back home!

Sound familiar?

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