Unless every single piece has the origin stamped, it's impossible to know if something is American made.
I feel it is wrong of the author to request a discount from American companies. Why should the companies talk a loss or go broke? They might as well outsource.
The point would be to pay higher prices for American products and the companies can stay a float. The companies MUST create long lasting products though, none of this disposable plastic stuff that falls apart withing a few days.
I want real blue jeans!
I'd say it's wrong for another reason: if the database is going to be used to demonstrate that America-only is affordable, the discounts will skew the figures. Boosting is fine, as is taking care of people willing to go through with the plan, but there's a line between boosting and misleading. I hope they don't cross it.