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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07

Would you pay $3000 for an "American" TV vs. $1500 for the same specs "Korean made" TV? How about $2000 vs. $1500?

How about $500,000 for a house built by 5th generation, English only speaking citizens, vs. the same exact house next door for $400,000 built by Juan, Jose and Federico, who's boss may or may not have validated their "status"?

What are "American made" grill brands? (and yes, you can buy a $7000.00 American Made grill, i.e. Lynx and Alfresco)

Weber (a staunchly "American Made" company, as an example of our global economy, makes (assembles) all their spirit and genesis (their two low end series) in China, their Summit series is assembled in the US with globally sourced parts, i.e. China, is that "Made in America?"

You think that $1500 gun safe is made in America...it's not. The company only makes their $5000 safes in America.

The point is, we live in a global economy, and many companies are in a constant battle to provide comparable products at a cheaper price to gain sales and market share. Sometimes i think it's quite ridiculous and I'd pay an extra $2 or so for a pack of strawberries from California over a pack from Mexico.
However, IMO, when it comes to many other consumer items, for them to be made in America and for that company to compete in the market, their margins would be too small to be sustainable, and for them to stay in business and keep employees, they simply have to go outside of this country. So the trade off is keeping the principle of "I will absolutely be made in America" and therefore going out of business out of spite, or increase margins and keep your business running and keep Americans employed by embracing the global economic reality.

Something I think NEVER gets discussed, or when it does it's always "oooh corporations are evil they must be taxed and heavily" is why our government doesn't change or adapt tax laws to make it far more lucrative for a company to make everything in America even while paying Americans a solid $20.00/hr. Don't fight corporations, embrace them. Make it so companies make far more money producing every single component in that television here in America while paying Americans $20.00/hr AND still sell that 60" LED TV for $1500.00 AND the corporation makes FAR more profits in doing so than if they produced it anywhere else in the world.