China delays exports of ventilators and other crucial medical supplies.

[Overnight]

...because Americans want cheap shit first no matter how gullible they are when Trump promised to bring back businesses...

That's it right there, brother man.

 

[newwurldmn]

I don't know if DOD would agree to put our supply chain in another country's hands all over again, or if Mexico would want to put themselves in a position where said supply chain becomes a national security issue to the US.

All those types of medical supplies are made in myceadoras in Mexico now.

 

[jem]

Congress could and should announce game changing future tariff schedules for products or sectors vital to our health and safety.

It was no hard to foresee some of these problems...
Our Congressman were bought by lobbyists.
Hopefully now Americans will force those clowns in D.C. to do the right thing and protect on national interests better.

Think about how much business McConnell's wife does with China.
Think about how much business Pelosi and Feinstein have steered to their families.

No matter what, the DOD cannot force private companies to develop commercial business in the U.S. versus overseas. DOD has no power over the pharma and PPE companies and it is not a DOD issue. Military is not in charge of this virus response.

This bug or the next bug or whatever, no one is going to make PPE and drugs in the U.S. because Americans want cheap shit first no matter how gullible they are when Trump promised to bring back businesses.

Mexico is the best option due to NAFTA and proximity and the large number of manufacturing already done in Mexico. Add to that Dominican Republic and a few other CONCACAF countries and big difference having it in this region than in GYNA.