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In reply to the discussion: Free Trade- just what can we live without? [View all]Corporate666
(587 posts)What cell phones are made in the USA?
What computers are made in the USA?
What internet backbone equipment is made in the USA?
The vast vast vast majority of all the parts inside any electronics device are made in Taiwan, China, Malaysia, etc. Which means if you want to use "made in the USA" as per the FTC's standards, you will be giving up your cell phone, your monitor, your iPad/iPhone, your car, your television, your internet connection, and just about every other electronics device you own.
Much of the food in this country comes from overseas, most of the clothing, most of the consumer goods, etc.
and the final nail in the coffin is that it's a known fact among economists that trade is good for economies. Consumer prices will increase more than wages would increase, meaning a huge net drop in purchasing power. In other words, our standard of living would drop substantially.