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Originally Posted by JRTJH
Why don't we make steel here?
Why don't we make drugs here?
Why don't we make televisions here?
Why don't we make tires here?
Why don't we make tractors here?
Why don't we make RAM trucks here?
Why don't we make Tee shirts here?
This could go on to fill the entire forum.... But, in short, the answer is:
It's cheaper to make them there and we let the opportunity "slip away" years ago with the belief that "money is more important than ability"....
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Steel: Pittsburg closed down as well as a lot of other makers. American labor cost "too much" and the supply for (crappy) steel from overseas was abundant and cheep.
Drugs: These are made here but none are legal to make or sell. Some drugs are made here but they tend to be expensive.
Televisions: None are made here since no American TV manufacturer remains in business.
Tires: Who knows
Tractors: John Deere still makes some tractors here but they are expensive and very, very proprietary.
In a nutshell, you last comment is correct. The large corporations decided making money was the most important thing for the business. Thus the profits could go to the shareholders and the extremely well paid executives. The workers and the customers were left out of their calculations since "they will always buy from us, they don't have anywhere else to buy this stuff" or "if the pe-ons want a job they have to take what we'll give them, we can pay the minimum amount and save money by eliminating health insurance and pensions. Let them pay for those things themselves or let the government pay it.
