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20. Import tariffs.

It is quite simple actually.

You point out the problem quite well. Foreign made goods are cheaper than domestically made goods. Therefore, why would a company ever manufacture inside the US when it can do so cheaper outside the US? As long as that remains true, they will not move manufacturing inside the US.

So, the very simple solution is to raise tariffs on those items so that the cost of manufacturing them outside the US is on par with manufacturing them within the US.