The idea that America is going to be economically self-sufficient is as ludicrous as these "homestead" guys who think they're going to live off in a cabin in the woods and be self-sufficient.

That's great until your kid gets sick, or your computer fails... oh what, you didn't build an entire TSMC foundry into your cabin? Too bad, guess you're going to have to re-engage with the economy.

This is a *feature* not a *bug.* We can't grow coffee in America, we can't grow Avocados. But we have money, and other countries do that much better, so trade is "win-win."

"No hope of improvement" what? This isn't some high school report card. Manufacturing jobs aren't coming back to America, outside of certain highly bespoke "artisinal" products. Like Teslas.