# Bringing back manufacturing jobs -- why would this not work?

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**Created:** [December 10, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-manufacturing-jobs-why-would-this-not-work/676025 "2013-12-10T23:10:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-manufacturing-jobs-why-would-this-not-work/676025/108 "2025-04-10T21:42:05Z")

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Reviving a thread from a dozen years ago, but it seemed to have an appropriate title for my post.

This link is worth reading as to why bringing back manufacturing to the US wouldn’t work.

[America Underestimates the Difficulty of Bringing Manufacturing Back — Molson Hart](https://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-difficulty-of-bringing-manufacturing-back?fbclid=IwY2xjawJlFaZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvfWJyhK2ruNZFwpTFbfnfyV7zhpd9oaVzCgbFUEXgARSahXp4LS8SWeE1kp_aem_hANimdzddaKvIIFodOs-rg)

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