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Well... to be fair, how does one actually DO that?  For a factory, for instance, to work economically, there has to be a confluence of energy, materials, labor, tooling, sufficient efficiency and a market.  While the typical stated belief is that companies "offshore" in order to make EVEN GREATER PROFITS, the standard reality is that they're getting close to losing money and "offshore" in order to remain "a going concern" by way of cheaper labor costs, or access to less expensive materials, energy, taxes...


Another deadly factor that's recently played out is that the ability to make purchases has gotten terribly cramped due to the accumulation of so much debt on the part of consumers.  Now the aggregate debt service is so great that it's just getting plum difficult for enough to people to purchase enough products to keep the economy as a whole afloat.  That's NOT just a local phenomenon, by the way--it's d@mn near global.  The spirit is willing, but the pocketbook is weak!


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