Provided I were given the choice, yes I would, which is exactly what I'm saying. I'm better off buying goods I actually want at lower prices as opposed to higher ones. The whole country is better off when I am forced to constantly reevaluate the value of my work to the public. Only a free market can do that, not tariffs, quotas, gov't job programs, tax-credits, or well intentioned and naive politicians.
The goods you are buying are not the same. I have been having trouble buying good clothes and shoes. Most casual clothes are made very cheaply- Abercombie & Fitch style yet cost nearly the same as real clothes. I still have a pair of black dress shoes that I bought for $80 abt 20 years ago. Recently I bought some shoes that I felt were of equivalent quality. They were made in Holland and cost $200. Yes you can buy leather shoes for $80 still but they are unwearable. Some people can't tell differences in quality. But for those who know, what is being made in China is not the same as your typical US made shoe of 20 years ago.
Then why is it taking very costly government programs to support the "NAFTA displaced workers"? You know they keep extending that original 18 months they were provided free education, computers, living expenses, etc? Who is paying for them? What's the point of having cheaper prices if we have to have higher taxes to support all the welfare and unemployed?