Trillions have already been committed to investment in the United States. Maybe the new factories will be primarily robotic, but service jobs always spring up around factories. Corporations plan their investments years in advance. The fact that investments are publicly announced now means we are watching a plan unfold that was years in the making. The goal is trade balance and not trade dominance. We don't have to make socks in the US if we have something of value to export.
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