[hashmymustache]

I emotionally agree as you are correct and it is infuriating, but on the other hand it is the responsibility of the federal government to protect (subsidize, trade policy), and regulate domestic production of vital goods. Companies exported manufacturing because the government, elected by its citizens, did nothing to stop them. On some level it is very much the tax payer responsible for recalibrating the imbalance even if they aren’t to blame.

[nickff]

>"Companies exported manufacturing because the government, elected by its citizens, did nothing to stop them."

Another way to look at this is to say that other countries are now more appealing places to manufacture certain goods than the USA is. Everything is relative, and other countries have agency too.