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<blockquote data-quote="JustTired" data-source="post: 711590" data-attributes="member: 10234"><p>I suspect that had the American people knew that their job would be eliminated by purchasing "cheap" jeans, they would have been willing to pay more for them. Some (those whos jobs have yet to be affected) pay $200-300 for a pair of "designer" jeans. Tell me...........what is the difference in cost to manufacture "designer" jeans as opposed to "regular" jeans? Very little if any. The biggest difference is the profit margin. It doesn't matter how inexpensive an item is if there is no one left who can afford to purchase it.</p><p></p><p>Maybe there is a portion of items that no longer makes sense to manufacture here. Clothing may be one of them. But....you have to manufacture something here to have a viable customer base. One that has enough money to purchase more than just the bare essentials. They say we are becoming a service based economy. The only reason that is true is that you can't ship most service type jobs overseas(plumbers, home repair, pkg delivery,etc.). </p><p></p><p>Yes, people could make a conscious effort to "buy American"........but there is very little manufactured here in most categories. When stores like Walmart come to an area, many local or competing businesses are driven out.....leaving less choice. People are not without blame when this happens. They chose to look for the inexpensive product. Some have no choice....the others do so at the risk of their own livelihood. </p><p></p><p>As far as putting up a wall......sometimes I think it might not be a bad idea. We can't compete with third world wages.....nor should we have to. Everybody likes a "good deal", but what is the actual cost of that deal? Until that is realized, we will continue on our downhill slide while watching China and the like march up the hill. A "global economy" benefits the struggling countries moreso than the countries of strength. It requires a level playing field. Third world countries have no direction to go but up. Economic powers of the past have no way to go but down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustTired, post: 711590, member: 10234"] I suspect that had the American people knew that their job would be eliminated by purchasing "cheap" jeans, they would have been willing to pay more for them. Some (those whos jobs have yet to be affected) pay $200-300 for a pair of "designer" jeans. Tell me...........what is the difference in cost to manufacture "designer" jeans as opposed to "regular" jeans? Very little if any. The biggest difference is the profit margin. It doesn't matter how inexpensive an item is if there is no one left who can afford to purchase it. Maybe there is a portion of items that no longer makes sense to manufacture here. Clothing may be one of them. But....you have to manufacture something here to have a viable customer base. One that has enough money to purchase more than just the bare essentials. They say we are becoming a service based economy. The only reason that is true is that you can't ship most service type jobs overseas(plumbers, home repair, pkg delivery,etc.). Yes, people could make a conscious effort to "buy American"........but there is very little manufactured here in most categories. When stores like Walmart come to an area, many local or competing businesses are driven out.....leaving less choice. People are not without blame when this happens. They chose to look for the inexpensive product. Some have no choice....the others do so at the risk of their own livelihood. As far as putting up a wall......sometimes I think it might not be a bad idea. We can't compete with third world wages.....nor should we have to. Everybody likes a "good deal", but what is the actual cost of that deal? Until that is realized, we will continue on our downhill slide while watching China and the like march up the hill. A "global economy" benefits the struggling countries moreso than the countries of strength. It requires a level playing field. Third world countries have no direction to go but up. Economic powers of the past have no way to go but down. [/QUOTE]
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