To win the next war, America must give up consumer goods race against China
As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, our pride in successfully reaching this milestone must be tempered by the challenge we face: ensuring a strong, secure, and resilient nation for the next 250 years and more.
TL;DR
- Revive, reconstitute, and reconfigure America’s manufacturing base.
- Assemble critical supply chains for technology, energy, and food within the U.S. sphere of influence (homeland and the Americas).
- Implement a pragmatic fiscal framework to reduce the federal deficit and encourage private sector-driven economic growth.
- The U.S. manufacturing sector is significantly smaller than China's relative to GDP.
- Rebuilding manufacturing is essential for U.S. military power and economic security.