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Originally Posted by william
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.
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They didn't really have a choice. If companies didn't shift manufacturing of certain things overseas to save on labour cost, the imported products would outsell the American products. You'd have TVs selling for half the price as "Made in U.S.A." TVs. The consumer would choose, more often than not, the TV at half the price. Quality is a consideration, but not all products made in Asia are garbage. The consumer has the ultimate choice. In many ways, they chose the cheaper products, which is why we're here. Thank Wal-mart for rolling back the prices as well.
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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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The average home size is now twice what it was in the 1950s. Plus back then they only had ...maybe...one television, one car, and maybe one or two radios. A phone, maybe two. No computers, no other electronics. They repaired their clothes instead of buying new ones every season. They cooked at home from scratch. Maybe it's time to live like that once again.
It is possible. People still do it.