because nobody else could hope to open a store, buy shelves and sell cheap imported stuff?
Not with the kind of regulations the government puts up more and more these days.
The fact is, today, the Government wants monopolies in all industries, makes them easier to control.
and sell cheap imported stuff?”
Our nearest Dollar Tree sells a lot of things made in the USA and, unlike some of the others I’ve been in, also has some frozen food products and fresh whole grain bread if you go on Tuesday. Yes, they do have a lot of things which are imported but you just have to pick and choose and read the labels.
The best thing they have are ginger snaps made in Abilene, Texas. Just yummy!
DG is better than the other two or WalMart. They have quite a bit of “Made in the USA” merchandise, and a lower percentage of made in China than most stores do.