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I know a lot of you source from there, but, personally, I canât wait for a nice big round of tariffs to force manufacturing to âreshoreâ more things like happened four years ago.
Frankly, when our moronic âleadersâ in DC were saying back then that we couldnât sanction China because so much of our economy is tied to them for stuff, they failed to recognize what they were really saying â itâs a national SECURITY issue when that dependency becomes so great.
With âleadershipâ like that, itâs no wonder we are lost in the desertâŚ
Yeah thatâs not going to happen overnight. Like 10 years to bring manufacturing back into the USA. And you still have to import most raw materials, machinery, etc.
I would have to dig through the archives (I save way too much cr#@) but there were stories almost every week in different newletters I follow about companies coming back.
If you have too look it up, I assert it may not be as good as your desire for more of it implies. I donât like a 25% tax increase on items I cannot buy here 4 years later, that was justified to me as the reason for needing the tax in the first place.
I would prefer to see bans like the CHIPS act on products.
That accelerated the trend immensely but people have short memories.
My major was Political Science (pretty useless for a job search) but it works well when politicians are too dense to see the importance of having manufacturing based in your own homeland.
It is downright dangerous being 80% or 90% dependent on your #2 ranked global enemy. For some weird reason those lists seem to still think Russia should be at the top of the list.
I suspect we are in the same camp but the facts are the facts:
The 2023 American goods trade deficit with China fell by $103 billion, or 27 percent, to $279 billion. Itâs the lowest bilateral deficit in goods since 2010
We shall see what materializes over the next 4 years and beyond. Wouldnât hold your breath for massive change in regards to China and where things are made / materials sourced.
It feels good to think about but hopes and dreams are not a plan. If I had to bet, it will be selective tariffs that will be put in place that can actually help but you never know.
Obviously this is getting political but we do need to figure out a way to discuss without crossing the lines that are in place here. Whatever happens may have a big impact on how we all do business in ecommerce and beyond.
First Will NOT get political on this, part of the SAS TOS. (God I love TLAâs)
Got the same email from Wally World, it is confusing to me. Could be because we only import less than 1% of our raw materials from China.
I will say this, our 21 year old Honda Pilot (Japan) at 200K miles just had the timing belt slip or stretch. Regardless it donât < sic > run to well now. Itâs parked until I can get the new tires off and take it to the local recycle yard. (AKA junk yard)
So we ended up, upgrading to a Honda Ridgeline. We never did put the seats up in the pilot since our major mission was transporting things. Including sheets of 4x8 raw materials we use everyday.
Happy to see it was made, or at least assembled, right here in America. I think that is what the new/old administration is looking for.
As it relates to the one item we buy from China, not made here in the USA at all. They are simply pens.
However, as we all know the pen is mightier than the sword.
Hondaâs have been made in America since the 1980âs
The joke then was my mothers Plymouth was made in Canada as an american car, she bought a Honda and it was made in America.
At least up until 2005 the only thing made in Japan on Hondas was the manual transmission.
Subaru, Toyota are also made in America.
Before you junk it maybe check on eBay for the parts. They have a fit guarantee and I just got curious and saw belts for under $100.
Maybe find a local mechanic looking to make a few bucks for a couple hour job and you could sell it off for more than the scrap price.
The last major item that I replaced myself was a starter on a 1982 Mercedes 300D Turbo. I was still in sales and the boss insisted that we had to âlook the partâ and it definitely looked the part.
I was too cheap to take it to the garage and pay what they wanted. The manual says you have to pull the engine since the bolts are about an inch off the firewall. They underestimated what you can do with a cut off Craftsman hex and a 6 foot piece of conduit!
And since I a just trying to rescue $600 in tires, I now have a plan.
I will park it at the farm, a loophole in our town (with all eyes watching) you can have one unregistered vehicle without fines. This one is good till June.
I do know all the cost is in the labor. Like the time I replaced a belt in the dryer for $8 when the bill was going to be $250. Most all others would go to the dump.
I have been talking to young adults interested in the trades. Feels like a plan.
