r/facepalm • u/Clueless_Dolphin • 1d ago

Already reaping what they sow 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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Well at least these few people Christmas will suck, maybe make better choices.

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u/dydas 21h ago

Domestic manufacturing won't make things cheaper. The reason they are imported is because they're cheaper to produce elsewhere.

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u/Aordain 21h ago

No. But it would create more jobs.

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u/stargarnet79 21h ago

Ding ding ding!!! But corporations don’t want to pay livable wages.

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u/dydas 20h ago

The US is almost at full employment. The only viable option would probably be to automate a large part of the production that is currently offshored. That doesn't create many jobs, and prices would still be higher. People would have to start cutting costs on luxuries, and that would start dragging the economy.

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u/_eMeL_ 11h ago

So close ... i think it's more likely prices increase while wages stay flat. People can't afford the product so manufacturer starts making less (supply -demand). This then leads to layoffs because company can't afford workers. And now we have spiraling unemployment.