Not too many companies that make those products. They're their own best competitor. Made in USA still counts.
That's the key. What was a good, solid, profit margin twenty years ago went out the window when Clinton was elected and went whole hog talking up the "opportunities" in China. Opportunities they'd make sure you benefited from if the right member of the Clinton mob had their palm greased which in turn got that same palm greased by well laundered Chinese money and a rush of China buying US Treasuries.
Of course Bill felt every ones pain, he engineered it, refined ways to increase it, and was making a ton of money from inflicting that pain. Bubble on top of bubble while the real assets were destroyed or moved out of the country..
Far better to spend a few million making nicer offices and treats for management than to spend that same money upgrading or replacing US plants and equipment, that was the philosophy.
The US has been run by traitors or companies wouldn't be basing their decisions on how best to shaft American workers by replacing them with foreign workers in new plants they built overseas after carefully avoiding upgrading or replacing their plants here for decades. The whole concept of investing in something has gone out the window and manipulating figures to drive share prices for those paid in stock options has replaced it. Now destroying the company is a praiseworthy thing if the company shares ran up first.
JMHo
I’ll buy USA before foreign unless it’s a car that I REALLY like, like the 350z I had.
Other than that, it’s been Novas, Colts, firebird, Camaro z28 convertible, black in/out leather interior :)
They're not going to be any more expensive than they were. They're profit margin just won't be as high
I do like Trumps analogy on a toaster built here or overseas. He stated that while a $10 toaster may be an attractive price point for many Americans, it is unobtainable to a family with no income. A $40 toaster may be a discretionary price point for many Americans, but at least they would have an income to save and buy one.
At some point the idea of globalism became "Screw the American people if they don't like us making more money." While I support capitalism, it is not practiced widely outside of this country.
If people continue to run their business without the consideration of sustaining the infrastructure that makes capitalism possible, American freedom, they are being irresponsible custodians of the blessings we have. Now it is a matter of survival. People who place us all at risk will be challenged and yes, if one places us at risk they may get a very public @ss whupping in response.
The left has spent a lot of effort to remove "American values" away from the concept of "American freedom". They are about to be "re-educated" and many are not going to like it. America first, M@F@s...
Trane makes great heat pumps.
I hope ‘Made in America’ will come alive big time. I hope our side is true to our own workers and companies. I hope for an American revival. Go Trump!