Many of us have heard of the "Home Town Discount" when reading about established stars in pro sports and the expectation that he/she will take less to stay with the local team rather than go to the highest bidder in free agency--think Tom Brady as an excellent example.
I have had personal experience with large corporations who have done the same--extend a home town discount to a labor force/community rather than move/close a very high cost manufacturing facility to a lower cost domestic or overseas location.
I won't pretend to know what "Corporate America" thinks. But corporations have a duty to their shareholders to use resources wisely. And the additional costs of relocating manufacturing (real estate, construction, capital expense for new equipment, training, etc.) domestically (as happened with factories moving South) or overseas are surely considered by any competent corporate leadership group.
Be pleased that the products we want are being made, errors and all.
