China's Outsourcing Appeal Dimming

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[nmap]

Great news! Thank you, Sir!

[Razor]

Made in the USA is good for keeping Americans employed, but may result in up to double the retail cost for consumer goods.

[jw74]

"Made in the USA is good for keeping Americans employed, but may result in up to double the retail cost for consumer goods."

Agreed, but its going to be a price worth paying. Sending our raw materials to China and getting cheap disposable goods back is a bad trade. One of the upsides of a weak dollar is that manufacturing will return here, but I would like to see the US specialize in goods that other nations are incapable of making.

[Geenie]

Originally Posted by jw74

I would like to see the US specialize in goods that other nations are incapable of making.

such as?

[Slantwire]

Originally Posted by Geenie

such as?

I'd assume he means high-end electronics, polymers, textiles, etc. Do you want the next greatest thing in body armor to be made by Weigiao rather than Dupont?

[Razor]

Originally Posted by jw74

Agreed, but its going to be a price worth paying. Sending our raw materials to China and getting cheap disposable goods back is a bad trade.

As you mentioned later, this is only true for manufacturing goods in which we have a comparative advantage. Cheap, disposable foam flip-flops, shirts and toaster ovens (as examples) don't fall into this category.