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Not that there is much of a choice but it depends on what im buying. I thank God for that Chinese worker everytime I have to pay only $7 for a new pair of shoes or pants for my 9 YO son who goes through them on a monthly basis.
As a career machinist I see what goes into the sausage of a domestic automobile and therefore prefer driving my Audi OOOO
Tax breaks and tariffs are needed. You can't have free trade if the playing field isn't level. It's tilted against us for all of the right reasons. We are better than them. Congress has failed us.
Tariffs on certain goods. Also a change in culture. Congress could make it happen. Today my congressperson expressed his support for the duck dynasty guy. Which tells me he is not doing his job of representing his constituents. People want to work and make a living. Yet he's pandering to his base talking about a tv show. Like I said, change in culture.
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Wages would too as long as the job creators spread the wealth of their newfound profits. That may be a problem though.
In the current reality, its impossible to change route. The US signed trade agreements decades into the future. But you are correct, its a culture. Same minded people work for International Monetary Fund, US treasury, Fed Reserve, and wall street investment firms. Its from economic schools like Chicago, (and their satellites) this economic brood emerged. In the 70s, they "designed" (using computers in large scale for the first time) a "plain field" futuristic economy (many were also sci-fi fans):
1) Capital is global. It doesn't belong to any one nation. It flows all over.
2) When the US imports goods from China for $1000, the Chinese buy raw materials from India and on its turn, India invests $1100 in the US. This cyclic motion will only increase. Win-win situation! Bingo.
3) Not only investments will flow to the US, but new jobs will be created every day! According to this theory, the unrivaled American creativity will generate infinite numbers of inventions that will keep economy growing. There will be no more poverty. Problem solved!
4) To be fair, not only republicans (and conservatives) adopted the above BS, but many democrats did as well.
On separate note, 2-3% tariffs on Asian imported goods, could fix up the American economy, but the people that steer our ship will rather die than consider that.
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I'm good with my Nikons made in Japan.
I don't think Nikon manufactures much in Japan anymore, if at all.
The thing is, those 10 dollar shirts aren't good any more. Many of the retailers I shopped at no longer have 100% cotton, the shirts are too thin, etc.
Maybe, but there are thousands of products made all over the world that are very good quality. Only 2% of the clothing we buy is made in the USA.
Do we support our workers?
Would we rather get a better price by buying foreign made?
Are trade policies to blame?
What can we all do to support American companies?
Any ideas for great gifts that are made here?
We have a "Made In Alaska" logo that indicates what products are manufactured in Alaska.
"The 'Made in Alaska' (MIA) program's mission is to identify and promote products made, manufactured, or handcrafted in the state. Alaska's businesses manufacture high quality products for markets in Alaska domestically and internationally. Products will range from small gift items to large industrial modules." --- State of Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, Division of Economic Development, "Made In Alaska" Program.
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