As a trained industrial designer, part of my former job was to anticipate consumer needs -- sometimes before consumers themselves even knew what they wanted. So in a way, I guess you could say I can see the future. In our near future, I see American-made products that are designed and manufactured here exploding, right along with consumer demand for them. Major companies such as Walmart are re-shoring and American entrepreneurship is growing in leaps and bounds thanks to more affordable tools, like laser cutting, 3-D printing and even robotics. It's a great time to be a maker or entrepreneur. Consumer Perception According to a recent nationally representative survey by the Consumer Reports...
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