Can Reviving Manufacturing Bridge America's Economic Divide?

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The article explores President Trump's push to revive American manufacturing through tariffs, highlighting the challenges faced in re-shoring production, such as lack of infrastructure, skilled workers, and high costs, exemplified by the Vietnamese Saitex factory which produces significantly more jeans than its U.S. counterpart. It discusses the complexities of global supply chains, legal hurdles, and economic realities that make bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. difficult, despite some companies' efforts and optimism.
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- Trump promised to bring jobs to the Rust Belt. The Sun Belt may get them instead. The Christian Science Monitor
- Want to destroy American business? Protect it, writes Carl Benedikt Frey The Economist
- Job Openings in Manufacturing Fall to Lowest Level Since the Pandemic cepr.net
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