People will not like me for saying this, but the U.S. hurt itself by being greedy. "Made in the U.S.A." used to mean something. So what is "Made in the U.S.A." today? Practically everthing that consumers buy is produced outside of the U.S.A.. Why? Cost. And greed. Companies outsource. People buy outsourced products. The majority don't have a choice. In the 1950's, a family could own a home and live on the fathers income (not to say anything against equal opportunity) while the mother stayed home. That is not possible today. The dynamics of our economy no longer let that happen.
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