As someone who would love more production in America, I largely agree but might add a caveat to this. China makes a bunch of cheap crap, and at the same time that is exactly what our society demands. “I want something that does X at the cheapest possible price” is what the average US citizen wants. Roughly 77% live paycheck to paycheck, so them wanting the cheapest price makes sense. They can’t afford quality and China is happy to lower the quality for them.
On the flip side China makes iPhones. People who buy those phones demand top quality, and China delivers there too. China is capable of quality, but most people don’t actually want quality. This sounds counter intuitive to me at first, but at the same time, we elected Trump twice so I think I’m just out of touch with a large group of our country.
If you want the cheapest possible option, which is what the majority demand, China will do that. American made goods are expensive and that isn’t what the majority want or can afford. This is not me saying, “nobody wants quality.” I want quality. I want American made. I will pay the higher price. I just also understand that most people in America don’t actually want that.
The billionaires need labor to not organize against them. If labor organized, they’d be screwed. Luckily for them you exist. The billionaires are safe as long as they can keep you doing what you’re doing now, which is try to divide labor into groups of “us” vs “them”. Anything that generates friction and hinders organizing is a win for them. I invite you to help work towards a solution, there is always room for more help. There are apparently 6,000 more people who are going to be motivated and have a bit of extra time on their hands. Maybe they can help too.