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OAITW r.2.0

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1. Duh, we haven't been serious about US manufacturing for 35+ years.

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Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:04 PM

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We don't do that anymore...we contract foreign companies to produce this stuff, because no one wants to work in these types of jobs anymore. And companies don't want to invest in these jobs here anymore.

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