Would the world be in a better environmental situation, if manufacturing was not offshored.

originally posted by: nugget1
One of the main reasons manufacturing outsources to other countries is because of regulations to control pollution and environmental damage in the US; that, and ever-increasing taxes on big business.

This. Then add California EPA and Tax laws that are forced on the rest of the nation.

Look under the hood on your car, it will say it complies with California emissions….

Has any one compared those figures, from pre off shoring, and post?

I'm certain our domestic employment would be much better.
Certainly the quality would be improved.

I've never been a fan of out sourcing, it was intended to be a disaster, disguised as trade opportunity.

Clinton said those jobs are market's would return ten fold.
Not one, has returned at all...

Price and what you are willing to pay for what you want along with corporate income is what drives it.

Next time you buy something, don’t buy unless it’s made in your country….however the components inside of it will be a different story.

Consumers want good quality for a low price. That is difficult to achieve in first world countries…..especially the low price.

Other country’s agendas don’t match yours.

….cell phones in part are made by slave labor in cobalt mines. Wanna give up your cell phone? Or your battery powered car?

The world is the way it is because of consumption and greed.

originally posted by: AlongCameaSpider
… slave labor . . .

The world is the way it is because of consumption and greed.

^^True that ^^
Also,
under the guise of 'security',
as the escalation in Ukraine which is
really about 'securing' graphite for u.s. Av's.

It all boils down to Greed of $$
99% cause of all 'wars'
But then, war is an INDUSTRY in itself.

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