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Originally Posted by Cuervo
I understand your concern, but if we focus more on buying our own products unemployment will drop across the board and wages will rise. Today a person buys a product manufactured from a foreign country, that means one less American employee and that also means one less shopper to purchase whatever your employer is selling. Buying American products is a win, win, situation for everyone. Tariffs will end up with prices going up anyway and if you remember the last time we went down this road China retaliated and started importing soybeans from South America hurting U.S. farmers.
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Once again. Send me money so I can afford to buy the higher-priced American-made version of whatever I get for less from a Chinese-made product of similar quality.
I'm glad there are American companies that make sneakers for Americans, like New Balance. However - none of their styles are suitable for my feet. So even if I could get them for less than I pay for my Merrel's, I won't buy them. The Merrels are made in China. They're $85. They fit me perfectly, comfortably, don't weigh a ton, look decent with almost everything I wear, and have a wide enough toe box that I don't suffer after walking around for an hour. Find me the same made in America for $85 or less, and I will buy it.
Til then, I guess someone in the USA will have to flip burgers instead of making sneakers. Or maybe get some training and learn to do something more rewarding than making sneakers for a living.