> But, then.. there is always the interesting "DIY/3d Printing/Small scale
> manufacturing" trend starting.. And, in that fun case, if everyone is a
> warlord (i.e. they can all make and sell things, easily), then... the
> warlords may finally find themselves in deep trouble.

Apart from the warlords can finance an expensive machine that can run 
off 1000000 of your 3D printed part and sell it for 50x cheaper. That 
isn't about to change, the economies of scale are always there. There 
is, and always has been, the option for small entrepreneurs to become 
warlords and compete with the others.

> But, overall, the next result has been a gain. Its just.. there is
> always the subset of people, gaming the system, at everyone else's
> expense, and.. they always have the money to buy the law, on some level.

The thing is it's us, the consumers, that drive such behaviour. Given 
the choice between a product made in your own country, and a cheaper one 
made abroad somewhere, people choose the cheaper one. If you want to 
force people to buy stuff made in your own country you need to tax 
imports out of the market, but will that really lead to a net gain?

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