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A small example of this, are my boots. I purchased a pair of hand made Danner boots, made in Portland Oregon in 1999. Incredible product! They are perfect boots, that still wear well today, do not leak and will last another 10 years. They breathe well are water proof and hand made from the highest, strongest quality leather in the US. They are designed to wear in and mold to your foot. Sure, I paid $250 for them.
I could have bought a pair that might look the same from the outside, made in China at Walmart for $49.95. They last 3-4 months. Do the math. Cheaper is not always cheaper. Not to mention there is something that feels great about wearing a high quality boot, made by real US citizens!
I paid over $250 20+ years ago for a Bell System Celebrity touchtone phone. Made in USA by unionized Western Electric workers.
Still used daily. Looks and works as new. Even the cords are still in great shape.
Compare with Chinese garbage that has a 2 year life.
I took the covers off some of my outlets to be sure. There is a copper ground wire than is run and is exposed along the length of the wire. If it's blackened that is a bad sign. Mine were not.
The house did have something replaced having to do with the a/c a few months after the original owners moved in but since then it has been trouble free. Hopefully we escaped this. This country is going to hell with crap imported from China.
Nothing against Chinese immigrants, they are some of the smartest, hardest working people here in America. Quite a few own their own successful business. Hopefully I didn't offend.
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