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NNN0LHI

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6. Problem is once the market is cornered the importer can charge anything they want anyway

Reply to dkf (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 12:08 PM

Feb 2012

I bought an American made tool for a Shop-Vac 10 years ago and it was a couple of bucks. Had to buy an identical one recently that was imported and it was over 7 dollars.

So now not only have we lost those manufacturing jobs the product has nearly quadrupled in price.

Don

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