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Originally Posted by Ralliart4
Ding ding you hit the nail on the head there brother... thats the shizz that killed us. We are not in the 1930's where the 'MAN' was screwing every hard worker out there because they needed a job. The unions are killing industry and industry is what made america so great in the first place.
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I don't buy that.
There are a LOT more factors as to why its 'generally' not cost effective to have your factories in the US.
Say hypothetically unions in the US ceased to exist.
Factory workers will still be working at minimum wage.
it's still not competitive considering other countries are operating at far lower overhead for labor costs.
A worker in China/India/Mexico might earn that $8 (if not less) in a whole day.
How do you realistically compete?
Hell, even if you match wages of US workers with foreign workers,
you still have to deal with stringent labor laws, high business insurance, higher non-labor overhead, risk of expensive lawsuits, etc.