Ray From Cleveland
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- Aug 16, 2015
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nalCorrect. Like I said, GW tried it again and it created more problems than solved.
I think that if I were running for President, it might be a good policy to have more obvious identification on American made products. You know, like a big flag on the packaging of the product or something.
After all, when was the last time you went shopping and searched the carton to see where it was made? Probably never--just like most of us.
Our focus is on price and price only. If you have two big-screen televisions you may want to buy, both have the exact same features, are you going to buy the American television set for $1,800, or are you going to buy the foreign made set for $1,300? Chances are you will by the $1,300 set and never even look where it was manufactured.
So your solution is to create new packaging laws and regulations. Republicans won't even pass a law to require GMO's be clearly labelled, even though the public is screaming for this, because it will increase costs to the suppliers.
It may, but it's just a start. Perhaps if we as American consumers were more conscious about where our products are made, it might make some people think.
After all, the solution to our jobs problem is to purchase what we make over here. But I don't think it should be done by government force.
The government CAN demand a fair playing field between countries.
Currently, we are not on a level playing field. Not even close.
Maybe not, but we get the cheap products we wish to buy. Penalizing the manufacturers in those countries only hurts the American consumer. Then it becomes a political ball in the game. I can see it now "The Republicans are responsible for the prices of your products to go sky high!"
True, but is the wealth lost each year due to these trade deals more than the additional price of the products would be? I think the answer is probably yes.
I don't think so. It's kind of a supply and demand thing.
In this country, there is a huge demand for cheaper products. I don't know that there is a huge demand for higher priced American products overseas.
Let's say you have a family of five to feed and I am single. You want one of my bushels of apples in exchange for one of your bushels of corn. It's a fair trade. The problem is a bushel of corn will last me the summer. You need three bushels of apples a month to feed your family. I have you over a barrel.
Because of that, I will give you two bushels of my apples for three bushels of your corn. What choice do you have but to make the trade? I really don't need all that corn, but you really need those apples.