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		nradov on Feb 28, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Manufacturing Is Not Dead Besides cheap labor, the secondary reason for overseas manufacturing is lack of (enforced) environmental laws. That advantage could last quite a while.

jbert on Feb 28, 2010 [–]

And could be (partially) negated by requiring western suppliers to demonstrate some kind of parity in their supply chain.

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