When Sam Walton ran Walmart, they thrived and boomed, with lots of "Made in the USA" offerings imo. But squeezing costs in order to maximize profits starts with the "owners", and the customers fall in line given the choice....jmho. The customers don't drive the bus(iness) imo....the owners do. Make the owners public (share holders), and management does what secures their jobs and bonuses. There is no finer example than the local furnuture industry which I watched disappear over my lifetime. Very profitable....just not profitable "enough" for the big boyz
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It has become the American way.... but now imported.
I'll pay more for quality.... within reason.