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swalsh • today at 2:27 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

They're trying to pull digitally what they already pulled physically. The reason we can't manufacture a grill brush for a reasonable price is the result of years of Americans choosing the cheapest price. We gave up our manufacture base. They want us to give up our labs.


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toenail • today at 2:33 PM

Deindustrializing a country is not something consumers can achieve. It starts at the top level, with politicians who construct a financial system where it's more profitable to speculate than to build or invest in real businesses.

stanac • today at 2:33 PM

Except they are open with the tech which is easy to replicate. All new models lowering cache prices is the result of DeepSeek's publications.

wg0 • today at 2:48 PM

US economy is driven on quarter to quarter short-sightedness of stock gamblers and CEOs that have to secure their bonuses and perks.

Its them who chose to outsource heavily, not US consumers.

There are no victims here however, both benefited from the arrangement. The consumers and capitalists.

deaux • today at 4:29 PM

> The reason we can't manufacture a grill brush for a reasonable price is the result of years of Americans choosing the cheapest price.

No, it's the result of US leadership letting this happen. This is clear since China themselves would not let this happen. US leadership did nothing because they were best friends with the people who did it, and did not care one bit about their population.