Free traders do NOT want to discuss WHY manufacturing is coming back to the USA

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30. Why is it that cheaper labor is used?

Because it lowers the price.

If a person can deal in large volume, they can undercut the local businesses (see Walmart). But who is it that allows that to happen? The buyers. If you are buying, you want to spend as little as possible. Finger wag at those who are always trying to save a buck and don't even care if it puts their fellow Americans/townspeople out of a job.

But then watch them think what they sell should never be undercut.

If I have a lemonade stand and it costs me $40 a day to run it -supplies and labor - I then try to sell it for as much as I can get. But competitors will come along and sell for less, if they can get the product to cost less. I then can't just say - well I need $20 per glass of lemonade in order to cover my expenses. The buyer won't care. They'll go to where they can buy it for $.50 per glass.

You're railing day in and day out about something that won't be changed, like the sun coming up in the west. Human nature just is what it is. If product X can be obtained from Seller Y at a cheaper price, people buy from Seller Y. They only complain when they are the Seller.

All the Tariffs in the world won't help, because you will then find that people in the south or midwest can work cheaper.

How many times has a big Walmart or chain come in and driven the locals out of business due to the fact they can do volume and import from some cheaper part of the state/country/world?