Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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"the fact is American's are addicted to cheap." Therein lies the crux of the problem, of trying to buy American. We're fortunate to be able to afford the 'almost always' higher prices, but all too many fellow citizens (e.g.- working poor)- aren't so lucky. |
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As rlcooper70 says, robots are doing more and more factory jobs so, with labor costs being the biggest reason why US products tend to cost more than those made overseas, you will soon be able to Buy American AND have fewer Americans employed in manufacturing.
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Long live Walmart “the China merchant “
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Just noticed that? It's been that way for 30 years.
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True, we lost hundreds of manufacturers during the Obama years...recall Obama saying 'manufacturing will never return to the US'. Intellectual property is a huge product for the US. But here is a crazy example: golf balls. COSTCO makes its Kirkland golf balls in China. Why? Making golf balls is not a labor-intensive process, but somehow it makes economic sense for COSTCO to make them in China and pay to ship them to the US. The raw materials cost the same in US, manufacturing machines cost the same, labor costs are low. So what is different? Taxes, regulations (like OSHA, etc.), ease of doing business. |
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Mia
It's only going to get worse. I'm not going to say why because surely it would be flagged as political.
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MIA products
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While your overall point has merit, some clarification is in order: Costco doesn't "make" anything. They have manufacturing/licensing agreements with hundreds of manufacturers, and then put the Kirkland brand name on the product. Most of the Kirkland brand products are made by well known manufacturers, many of which are in the USA. Those Kirkland AA and AAA batteries you see at Costco at great prices are actually made by Duracell. The Kirkland golf balls are (or at least were) made by Callaway (Costco has a long relationship with Callaway). In fact, roughly 90% of premium golf balls are made in the USA...in 3 states (Massachusetts, Georgia and South Carolina).
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Mia
Yes but the trade agreements are exceptionally lopsided
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We do a great job of producing disagreement among and between ourselves.
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Politicians are like diapers--they should be changed frequently, and for the same reason. Last edited by Villages Kahuna; 09-16-2021 at 07:46 AM. |
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Serious? How about made in America with imported fabric from special cotton planted in special soil that flew here on a foreign based plane. Otherwise, who cares where the fabric is from. The product is made in the USA. Cant have everything
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LMAO but so right
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Macro economics. Money goes where it is most efficiently used . Consumers look at price first . Don't you buy the cheapest gasoline. Did you buy the most expensive home even though others were less? When you shop for food do you compare prices? Many consumer goods are not made in America, many industrial items are like tractors, but even those companies understand you need today to spread factories to their buyers . I could go on , but it then becomes a book
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P.s. we make a huge quantity of entertainment here in USA ( movies and music) that is sold worldwide!!!!
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