ice445
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Of course it was greed. But now it's necessary to keep prices low. As we've seen so far, even the tiniest disruptions result in huge price balloons in certain materials and finished goods. I'm all for bringing back US manufacturing, but it's certainly not going to be easy at this point. Resetting a race to the bottom requires pretty major changes that I'm doubtful will happen.US manufacturing moved to China out of greed. American workers lost their jobs so large corporations could make more profit exploiting the backs of cheap Chinese labor, and manufacturing facilities that did not have to follow US safety or environmental regulations. Now, the US and Europe both give China this "pass" you mention so the corporations that donate so generously to political campaigns and personal charities and foundations may continue to make massive profits. Meanwhile, they crack down on emissions and force our lifestyles to change under the guise of "protecting the planet from climate change." Meanwhile, China constructs ever more coal fired plants and disregards almost all emissions controls. Clearly, it isn't about saving the planet. Simply bringing most manufacturing back to the US would have a greater overall positive benefit to the planet in terms of emissions than forcing us away from ICE vehicles.
Also, my point there was that manufacturing itself is bad for the planet. Emissions from transportation are what, like 20-30% of the total? If we cared about the planet we'd stop buying so much crap, lol. Think of how many tons of garbage one household produces in a year.
Also bonus round, China is actually trying to invest in green energy. They're at least actually opening new nuclear plants, something no western nation has the balls to do anymore besides France, despite it being very green (albeit expensive).
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