so. $2.99 xmas tree lights go to $3.50. A $12 shirt at walmart goes to $15. I try not to buy any of their crap now, so what. alot of people are buying this chinese made crap "because its so cheap". that's all I hear: "why did you buy this?", "because its only $8". maybe if their junk cost a little more, it would cut down on impulse buying of US consumers who would save the money or pay their credit card debt down instead.
$2.99 xmas tree lights go to $3.50 That is only a 17% increase.
A $12 shirt at walmart goes to $15.
That is only a 25% increase.
Think higher. A swift, significant price increase on everything made abroad will really shock people in this country. Apparently you too.
I agree that returning people to fiscal sanity will be a good side effect, but the whole episode will be painful for this country.