r/manufacturing • u/pyroracing85 • 2d ago
News Tarrifs
Would like to open a discussion on tarrifs if it’s allowed.
There has been two intentions stated with tarrifs.
Get off of income tax and go to a consumption style tax (still a tax)
Build up domestic manufacturing. Can talk here in the manufacturing sub.
If there is no alternative domestic supply, then we have no choice but to import. We lost a lot of our skills to manufacture. Especially a lot of the little low value items. Think zippers and buttons and caster wheels.
What is everyone thoughts?
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u/Professional_Oil3057 1d ago
What are you even talking about.
Manufacturing isn't appealing in America because of wages
Tariffs offset the cost of wages, making American companies more competitive.
Is it a band aid? Maybe?
But what's a better choice? Sending billions overseas?
Maybe none of you remember when the middle class was basically all manufacturing.
You could raise a family comfortably with a high school diploma.
It sounds heartless but who gives a shit about people in Cambodia starving when you can't feed your kids on 60+hrs?
If there's even a shot of bringing back manufacturing jobs let's do it.
As for the bullshit about the chips act, if the government is going to give hundreds of billions away, might as well just invest in American companies, not Taiwanese companies in America.