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Economy

MichMan

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1. The two are linked

Reply to KPN (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 10:59 AM

May 2018

With foreign competition being able to take advantage of lower labor costs and reduced environmental standards, automation is necessary by American manufacturers to off set those factors

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Job losses from automation or trade pacts? Will we learn from this? [View all] KPN May 2018 OP

The two are linked MichMan May 2018 #1

At some point the profit at any cost Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #2

Wouldn't that cause even more automation or production moved overseas? MichMan May 2018 #3

So whats the answer? Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #4

Embrace automation MichMan May 2018 #5

yeah.. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #6

Apparently you have little understanding of manufacturing MichMan May 2018 #7

Automation is not responsible for the vast KPN May 2018 #8

How would you reverse it? Tariffs? Ban trade ? MichMan May 2018 #9

First, it should never have happened. It was about corporate America and complicit KPN May 2018 #10