Originally Posted by EthanEdwards
Originally Posted by OutlawPatriot
We just need to get the people off their addiction to buying a bunch of cheap schitt they don't need.



Originally Posted by GeoW
Not an addiction... they're the only game in town. No choice.


Probably somewhere between the two. If people were only buying what they needed and few wants, then we'd probably be in a lot less debt to them. OTOH, they ARE the only game in town in many cases. We just need to be making a lot more stuff here and realize that essentially, slave labor in other countries ultimately carries a much higher cost than just the cheap goods made on the backs of poor folks that you don't have to look in the eye every day.


I've believed for years that it's US small business that made a choice to source from china, and the pacific rim. This was done in interest of maxing their profits. All well and good I suppose. On the other hand max profits over sourcing from US companies results in US producers going out of business. The displaced workforce will seek .gov benefits to live on. Said US companies pay a price for this through taxation. So either way, there is a cost to US business sourcing outside US. Buy a tee shirt recently from some specialty business? Won't be made is the US. Also, look at the US rifle industry. Sourcing from the Turks. Savage/Stevens comes to mind.

Last edited by Mr_TooDogs; 04/07/20.
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