Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueStreak
I too look at the labels and I have paid more, sometimes subtantially more, for the USA made stuff. Unfortunately, it's getting harder every day, because some of us can't see past our wallets and don't give a damn about repercussions, so long as it saves them a buck.
In the end, this will be our undoing.
Dave
|
Perhaps, but it's damn near impossible to buy many domestically made consumer products, regardless of your willingness to pay more them. Consider the attire and footwear on your body at this very moment. I doubt any of it is manufactured in the US (unfortunately).
OTOH, the workers at the Chinese or Bangladeshi plants aren't really much different than the migrant labor force that we allow here (mostly under the table with a wink and a nod) to pick our vegetables. There's exploitation both here and there, but for the most part the exploited are doing things that Americans no longer wish to do (e.g., garment piecework, picking vegetables, slaughtering chickens...).
I wish it were otherwise, but I'm not sure what can be done now to fix it. Hopefully, our higher-value-added products and services will keep us afloat, if the Chinese don't steal them from us first.