Not Every Reshoring Plan is Equally Good for America

Even in the mid-to-late 80s, American companies were using offshore suppliers to do the “hard work”, while finishing the product assembly in the US and calling it “Made in America”. This is one of many versions of reshoring being deployed today, and while it is certainly a job creating possibility, it's a little bit like consuming a Twinkie™- it might look good and taste good, but it's full of empty calories.

How Reshoring (and FDI) Brings Jobs Back to America

HermitCrab wants to see American companies take the long view and build their manufacturing and R&D internally to create the industries of the future, but there’s too many challenges to count for that to be a reality anytime soon – so let’s focus on jobs we can bring back under the umbrella of Made in the USA, and owned by the USA.