Originally Posted by Brad
Originally Posted by TheBigSky
Originally Posted by keith
Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
Originally Posted by keith
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.

True enough. That situation is created by legislators, at state and federal levels, who think that every entity has an endless pot of money to pay in to the government trough to be distributed by the enlightened few. People like to claim that it is business who just wants to screw us. I've got news for those people. Businesses don't exist for altruistic reasons. They exist for one reason and one reason only and that is to make money for their owners or shareholders, period. Markets have a way of finding a natural balance whereby the business can charge as much as they possibly can while still having buyers willing to pay that amount such that it maximizes profits and maintains a customer base. You can call that evil if you want. But, then volunteer your own pay cut. The problem is that know-it-all legislators, at all levels, get their stupid little fingers involved in everything and mess it all up for everybody. Here endeth the rant. Holy crap!


We are all to blame, first and foremost. As Americans we demand cheap goods. As a result we live off the backs of 3rd world labor. Companies are endlessly engaged in a race to the bottom in terms of labor. Legislation (mostly) just reflects what we want. Our current economy is a bit of a fantasy that is ultimately not sustainable in its current reliance on 3rd world wages.


Well said Brad ^^^

kwg

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