Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

It's more than that, we've simultaneously allowed for monopolization and rollup of wholesale markets. So in context of the story, the US manufacturer is in a squeeze play between supply cost escalations through the Trump tax regime, and the on the demand side with the big retailers like Kroger and Walmart.

The "made in USA" stuff is bullshit, the policy people DNGAF. The people actually making stuff are screwed. This about about shifting taxation from income and capital gains to consumption.



I agree with most of that.

But companies have been incentivized to offshore production for decades. In many cases policy decisions have immensely rewarded them for doing so.

The end result is those countries (mainly China) have grown into infinite scaling machines. It probably won't unwind any time soon.


And in China retail/consumption is not nearly as consolidated/monopolistic as it is in the US.


Agree, especially with the BS of "Made in the USA". Consumers really don't care; they just want the most bang for their buck. Period.


I look for it and will pay a fair premium. "Assembled in USA" is hot garbage though.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: