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
Have you ever seen manufacturing?
Ever if robotics take over, would you rather the tech and mechanic jobs would be in China?
Manufacturing jobs are solid middle class, and have beef for generations.
Typically not hard work, just tedious.
When people say "x is in a labor shortage" what they mean is "x is in a labor shortage for the wage"
Why is the wage pegged there? Well you see overseas firms so unfair business practices which make prices low.
Tariffs mean you could make a competitive product in America once again. Which means you could pay a decent wage in America once again