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Curmudgeoness

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6. That is the crux of the problem.

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 08:57 PM

Nov 2013

It is a catch 22. You stop manufacturing here, we lose the good paying jobs. With the loss of good paying jobs, people are forced to buy the lower priced merchandise.

I am not sure that we can ever go back now, though, since so few people seem to care about the job crisis here in the USA. When I look at the numbers of people who shop at Walmart, I figure that we don't have a chance to reverse the trend.

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Will people pay for made in U.S.A. [View all] pscot Nov 2013 OP

Dillards and Fessler do not a case make. Talk about selective examples. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

In other words, the communists, with slave labor, win. xfundy Nov 2013 #2

Apple is building the Mac Pro in Texas( I believe) and Foxconn is building an iPhone LiberalArkie Nov 2013 #3

It's a nasty cycle Flatpicker Nov 2013 #4

When the majority of products were manufactured here TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #5

That is the crux of the problem. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #6

Shop at WalMart....You'll be working there. BlueJazz Nov 2013 #7

Conversely, if you work at Walmart pscot Nov 2013 #8

Loaded question and one that has many complications seabeckind Nov 2013 #9

create a textile industry built on domestic hemp. no imports of it allowed nt msongs Nov 2013 #10

"no raw materials supply to speak of" seabeckind Dec 2013 #14

Actually, give retailers a chance and they will have you paying Made in USA prices for Made in China aka-chmeee Dec 2013 #11

Raw material exports seabeckind Dec 2013 #12

Afterthought. seabeckind Dec 2013 #13