Got to stay competitive on the price point!
Americans are hooked on cheap goods....all the masses care about is, "how much?"
I'll take counterpoint on that. As is evidenced in this thread and so many more, a lot of us gun owner types are purposefully avoiding made in China products to the extent that we practically can.
Just not enough of us think this way.
CEO's are responsible to the board of directors, Gross Profit Dollars/Gross profit percent and this all leads to bonus.
In the early 80's, they started shipping all the clothing manufacturing to Mexico and South America, then Mexico, then China. Everytime you saw the phrase, XYZ company just got approved to be a Most Favored Status nation, there goes thousands of American Jobs.
Wake up America!
"Built in America" is going to cost 30% or more to the cost of the item, which I am all for...sooner the better.