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Originally Posted by Shazam
Doubtful. Even with increased shipping rates, it's murderously cheap to make stuff in China and ship it via sea. Like, it's ludicrously cheap. My FIL works in the book industry here in town and it's literally 10X cheaper to print books in China and ship them here than it is to print them anywhere in Canada or the USA.
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I know, but I am not talking years - more like decades. You know, when China has less workers (see the demographic reference in Cowperson's post) who get paid more, and when oil is $350/barrel... It's all just speculation because who knows if ships will use oil-based fuel in 30 years and what other developments will take place (scientific, political, etc)...