Meanwhile in Illinois...
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 12:51 last edited by
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 12:54 last edited by
My prediction: There will be a bill when this is over to repatriate critical medical manufacturing.
Then it’ll get watered down to useless in the Senate and we’ll be in more or less the same place.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 12:57 last edited by
I'm not so sure. I think the country is bipartisan pissed at the Chinese. Bringing back essential medical is good for us and won't effect their bottom line very much.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 13:14 last edited by
Yes, I think the memory of this will be long, many years.
My take is that the panic is widespread and the result will be a significant federal budget to the lucky federal agency that manages the recovery.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 14:27 last edited by Mik
This should be a wakeup call to the globalists. The world is still not a friendly place.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 14:31 last edited by
I agree with Jon. People are too used to cheap prices. It always wins.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 15:08 last edited by
Not as cheap as they used to be and I suspect they are going to get squeezed pretty good.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 15:11 last edited by
@Mik said in Meanwhile in Illinois...:
Not as cheap as they used to be and I suspect they are going to get squeezed pretty good.
A more diverse supply chain...but still outside the US.
Nearsourcing in Mexico could be one example.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 16:05 last edited by
Much rather see our dollars go to Mexico. It increases American security.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 16:14 last edited by
Vietnam. Indonesia. Mexico. Central America.
In America, Puerto Rico or rural parts of the country.
Canada, Great Britain, the former Eastern Bloc.
Different level goods for different regions. Especially essential goods.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 16:31 last edited by
Yes indeed. If we were to invest more in the western hemisphere it could be very good for us.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 16:42 last edited by
You can't abandon countries neighboring China. We have to be active in the region.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 17:28 last edited by
I think that we on this forum board are all guilty. We talk about wanting to buy local, but my guess is that most of us (me included) will mainly shop on price. If we go into the store and there are too (somewhat) identical items, most people will buy the cheaper. Yes, yes, yes, I understand that "you get what you pay for", but a lot/most people $$$ savings > possible quality increase.
Companies follow the money. Seventy years ago, it was "Made in Japan", then it was "Made in Taiwan", then it was/is "Made in China". But already, companies are moving to other countries in SE Asia and East Asia as Jolly says above.
But I agree with JonNYC, I think it will be very very very difficult to force a consumer product to be made in the US. Military, etc., is one thing, but consumer is something different in my opinion.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 19:06 last edited by
Not me. I usually buy quality, not price. There is cost and there is value, and both must be considered. all my meat is local, and come spring and summer my produce will be too. Most of my baked goods are local. I pay a little more but I know what I'm getting and I know it is a better product.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 19:13 last edited by
Same for most food items.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 22:04 last edited by
I would never buy a foreign car, no way.
Price matters, the feds can fix that with tariffs.
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I would never buy a foreign car, no way.
Price matters, the feds can fix that with tariffs.
wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 22:26 last edited by@Copper said in Meanwhile in Illinois...:
I would never buy a foreign car, no way.
Do Hondas count as "foreign?"
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 22:58 last edited by
Ford, GM, Jeep make more than enough cars to supply me.
Yes, I know Honda, Acura and Toyota have a high percentage of US manufacturing in them. But as a boomer it just doesn't sit right with me.
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Ford, GM, Jeep make more than enough cars to supply me.
Yes, I know Honda, Acura and Toyota have a high percentage of US manufacturing in them. But as a boomer it just doesn't sit right with me.
wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 23:00 last edited by jon-nyc@Copper said in Meanwhile in Illinois...:
But as a boomer it just doesn't sit right with me.
Ok, boomer.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 23:09 last edited by
Yup, it will die out.