Chase, John wrote:
Doubtful (they don't have the physical space). But when a worldwide equilibrium in costs of production is reached (probably in four or five generations), everything will once again be made "locally".
This is a totally different animal than outsourcing an IT job that can be performed remotely. In the case of manufacturing, the rising costs of transportation fuels are already beginning to change things. If transportation costs get high enough, manufactured items will again be made locally (or very close by) by those skilled enough to produce them.
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