Ram moving back across the border?

otrfun wrote:

Bedlam wrote:

otrfun wrote:
If that's the case, why are so many American corporations moving operations to other countries? Does it cost the same to make a Ram HD in Mexico as it does in the US?

Cheaper labor, less worker safety, less restrictions on pollution, lower tax rates...

Absolutely true. With this in mind, how does an American corporation compete with another competitor who's willing to take advantage of these disparities to produce the same product more cheaply?

That's where the thought of implementing a tariff on imported goods from Mexico (as example) would help balance the disparities. Yes, those tariffs would be passed on to the consumer, because we all know the companies will not pay for it out of profit. In the end, in theory, that would make a car manufactured in Mexico, and shipped to the US, equal to, or perhaps even more expensive than, a car manufactured in the US. That would encourage companies to return manufacturing jobs to the US.

The erosion of our manufacturing base did not happen overnight, and won't be restored overnight, but I am excited about the new approaches being discussed by the Trump admin, and as Cummins12V98 points out, the American people have spoken and we believe WE are the big picture, at least for now, because for too long, we have been the little picture, and have allowed this erosion to occur. Time to turn this back around is now. As pointed out, by I think Cummins as well, we are talking 'fair' not 'free' trade. Given a choice of adding US jobs, or allowing foreign countries to keep jobs, I will vote for US jobs each and every time.

Mike