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Old 04-28-2022, 09:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
If the reference is to China and their manufacturing power, it's not necessarily cheap labor that gives them the advantage. China as a whole has invested heavily in automation, allowing economies of scale and to undercut everyone else in their respective market.

So... you're right, generally; people don't scale.
My reference is the whole thing. Available minerals, cheap labor, relaxed environmental regulation, automation, and probably dozens of other things I'm not aware of.
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