There are all sorts of reasons for this. Maybe they don't have the EPA and OSHA to deal with. Maybe they don't have millions of trial lawyers to contend with. Maybe they have a comparative advantage, absolute advantage or efficiency. I'd rather import bananas and coffee than force Americans to grow them here. But that's just me.
Again, how does forcing the middle class to pay more for the necessities in life free them from the clutches of the ruling class? Are you saying that having government bureaucrats pick winners and losers is how we should protect people? Do you also believe the state is responsible, capable and reliable?
Well maybe because they have jobs. A factory produces more than just jobs in the factory. It creates a community and more jobs on top of jobs.
There are only three ways to create wealth; mine it, make it or grow it. We are throwing "make it" out the window....
Importing goods and putting them on the shelf does not create wealth.
I don’t think you have the position to question me when you can’t answer whether lower prices are the results of the reasons I listed, or if it’s because other countries are better innovators than us, on average.
In other words, we are importing a lower standard of living. You can’t rebut it, so you’re basically changing the subject.