Nah. We only shifted from domestic manufacturing in the late 70s/early 80s. The last fifty years have been a rapid shift to Chinese production due to the low price resulting from the posted picture.
Just ask a Gen-Xer about the super safe American made die-cast steel toys they used to hit their siblings with.
I mean yes, the corporations are enslaving children in Asia and polluting the globe, but you need to look on the brigth side: the profits of shareholders have never been higher.
Nah. We only shifted from domestic manufacturing in the late 70s/early 80s. The last fifty years have been a rapid shift to Chinese production due to the low price resulting from the posted picture.
Just ask a Gen-Xer about the super safe American made die-cast steel toys they used to hit their siblings with.
https://rekennect.com/blogs/toys-made-in-usa/history-manufacturing/
I feel this in a scar in my head. US made cap grenade. Like cap guns, but a grenade. There is a dent. In my head.
I had one of those! Heavy as hell with a half sphere on the bottom where the caps would go, right?
I mean yes, the corporations are enslaving children in Asia and polluting the globe, but you need to look on the brigth side: the profits of shareholders have never been higher.
Found Santa!
New and improved Sifu Santa! Now with Kung Fu grip!
And China’s been eyeing up moving out of the manufacturing game, which will be a wrench in our plans.
…what. They’re everyone’s largest trading partner, why would they do that?
Over way around, we’re eyeing up leaving China and production slowly is.
China cannot afford to not have a manufacturing industry. It would be political suicide for the party to move towards agrarian or a service economy.