One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind.
A host of studies confirm this covering a wide range of business settings: branch banks, retail stores, real estate agencies, factories, call centres. . . to name but a few.
If factories can't get parts, if factories can't get raw materials, then assembly lines grind to a halt and they can't ship what they've already made either.