This is unironically how boomers think
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When we had vertical integration we had it made. Only imports were raw materials and luxury items that weren't a threat to the average consumer market. Vertical integration also meant that the trickle down effect actually worked because more jobs were created the more the business grew. When people make millions selling Chinesium and underpaying a few basic tier employees for distribution and etc that's just not the same. That's the Chinese getting the trickle down.