I do believe emperor Donald Trump failed to factor in a couple of significant dynamics into his delusion of having sizeable industry return to the good ‘ole U.S. of A. I give you robotics and unions. Heavy manufacturing in our technical world incorporates industrial robots to do jobs that a great deal of humans once performed, and, new jobs are being roboticized daily. For those areas that may require people, unions will most likely be a component in the workplace.

Solid reasoning for manufacturing leaving the U.S. is politics and the interference of union activity. Recently, (April 2025), automakers, Toyota and Honda may be preparing to shut down assembly lines in the southeastern quadrant of our country for reasons that are, allegedly, politically motivated. Ostensibly, the current economic plan for the incumbent administration is slapping itself in the kisser. Not surprising considering the ignorance of economic strategy necessary to maintain the well-being of a country that should be leading the world in trade. Be concerned America … be very concerned.

Ed Gregory

Greenfield