Bruce; what percentage of those civilian aircraft components are actually manufactured in other countries: How many “plastics” are imported, assembled, then exported (like composite materials from carbon fiber. What percentage of “American” cars are actually manufactured in Mexico or Canada? Most of our pharmaceuticals are actually manufactured in Britain, india, or elsewhere, from US patents, and yes, by US owned companies.
The real facts are that few products you list as our “exports” are really, totally made here, and it’s been talked about by Tom Friedman and others in that “flat world” of modern “business”.
Bruce; what percentage of those civilian aircraft components are actually manufactured in other countries: How many “plastics” are imported, assembled, then exported (like composite materials from carbon fiber. What percentage of “American” cars are actually manufactured in Mexico or Canada? Most of our pharmaceuticals are actually manufactured in Britain, india, or elsewhere, from US patents, and yes, by US owned companies.
The real facts are that few products you list as our “exports” are really, totally made here, and it’s been talked about by Tom Friedman and others in that “flat world” of modern “business”.