Unless they have no regard for that pesky second amendment , in which case they are correct ! s <| sep |> think about this from a raw material perspective , it makes economic sense to locate a processing facility as close to the raw material as possible . so a steel parts manufacturer would locate its automated steel mill right next to the mine , then , lets say a toaster manufacturer which uses 90 % steel parts would make a small completely automated factory as close as possible to the steel parts manufacturer , which is also located conveniently next to the train line for the steel mill . the effects of automation means that economies of scale as we have them now no longer apply . it is possible to create such a change that the manufacturing models we have now simply dont work as the supply chain completely changes too