This take angers me so much, like fuck it let's abolish the minimum wage so we can compete with China. All fun and games till it's done across the board and the us becomes china
I have always thought so.
Being able to build the electronics supply chain end to end domestically is well worth making sure there are areas where it is legal to pay global standard wages for that kind of work (~$500-$1500/mo) if that is what it takes.
Very strategically important for everything, and sadly overlooked