This is an example of what decisions encouraged the recession in the USA. Buying products (Photovoltaics from Canadian Solar Inc.) from outside of this country. Maybe the monetary cost was lower, but the economic value for This country is greater than the slight difference of monetary cost. When MA. bought product that its own state businesses produce from outside this state and country, that contributed to shutting down said Photovoltaic Production Plants in the state of MA. When businesses purchase products outside of this country that this country produces, they are promoting the current or any recession. USA businesses that have USA citizens for clients, can't afford to purchase foreign products, because essentially you are putting your clients out of work which will eventually put their own businesses out of business.