[quote=Builder;1705695]I would say resoundingly #1 since even the rapidly shrinking domestic 3 still employ more than the foreigners and the profits stay here. Heck, even the gov't benefits because they tax the domestics more than the foreigners, too.
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Absolutely correct! And as far as taxes, the US Government has NEVER given domestic production a level playing field. It has given massive tax breaks to foreign companies to build plants here. If you're wondering who IS paying the taxes to pay for the services these foreign plants use and require look in a mirror, it's you.

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