[cashion]

I used to think Wal-Mart was great because of its "Buy American" philosophy. Now I have to go to other stores to buy American products.

What other stores don't carry the same percentage of foreign goods as Wal-Mart?

[The_Eaglet]

I don't know the ratios for national chain stores. It is a hit-and-miss process of going to local stores and other chains with different stock.

[July 4th]

What other stores don't carry the same percentage of foreign goods as Wal-Mart?

Wal-Mart carries a particularly high percentage, if I remember correctly. But here's the deal. It's all a trade-off. Today, our living standards are as high as they have every been. Part of this is due to the fact that even the dirt-poor can afford goods that were once considered "luxury." When Wal-Mart offers an air-conditioner for less than $100, DVD players for $30, and 20" TV's for less than $100, a much wider segment of the population can afford these goods than would be able to if all of the goods were US produced.

Then the issue becomes whether there are enough jobs at the "dirt-poor" level to provide income to purchase anything at all. Wal-Mart is the boon of the non-manufacturing based middle class who can purchase pretty much everything they want, while remaining somewhat secure in their own employment. They aren't purchasing away their jobs.

[sausageseller]

The "everything for a dollar" stores.

Nothing in them from the US!

[FITZ]

What other stores don't carry the same percentage of foreign goods as Wal-Mart?

That's true --- one time I was Christmas shopping and looking for shirts and sweaters --- I told the clerks I was looking for all-cotten and made in America ---- some of the more expensive stores couldn't help me at all --- but JC Penneys did have what I was looking for.