This is the ultimate con man and snake-oil salesman
Oh, silk ties made in China. Next we will have cheese made in France, watches from Switzerland, wool from New Zealand, and Persian rugs from Iran. Russian Vodka, anyone?
So what are the other candidates saying about the current trade imbalance?
You're obviously on board with Sanders..........
Trump admitted he had his clothing line manufactured in China and Mexico. But he claimed that it is “impossible for clothing makers in this country to do clothing in this country.”
so unravel this if you can: "impossible for clothing makers in this country to do clothing in this country"
Meanwhile trump bashes US companies for doing what he does.
Trump also bashes the gopE donor class tho he does the same thing.
Trump the phoney.
I hear they are all made by grade school kids and the Chinese Joy Division
Is this true?
Trump OFTEN talk about how he buy stuff overseas because its in his business self interest to do so because its so uncompetitive to buy it here. HE WANT TO CHANGE THIS to make it competitive here in the USA
I see NOTHING wrong with this. Identify the problem and wanting to fix it
It’s correct though.
The garment industry from all over the world moved to China long ago. Labor costs in the developed world drover the production overseas decades ago. Silly you.
Early 1900’s people from all over the world came here to work in the garment Industry. They produced all the garments for us and even the Russian Army during WW II. Remember the “Look for the Union Label” commercials? Nice American shirts for $10, but when they became higher priced than the $2.99 ones from Japan, average Joe Worker, looking to keep under budget chose the cheaper ones. Why buy 1 American for 9-10 dollars when you can buy 3 for the same price made in Japan. The owners of all the clothing factories were loosing money because they could not compete with the imports. The AFL CIO who controlled the garment industry were at a loss, because as the factories closed, the union members disappeared. The national stores competing to make profits had no choice because the customer who for the most part are the middle class, were looking for bargains, just like today. WE want a minimum wage of $15, but the person in Bangladesh is happy with 60 cents an hour. So if you want to make widgets here it will cost you about $150 or you can get them from Bangladesh for $15. Well if you were a business man, what would you do? Its only a mater of whether you are happy driving a 1999 Chrysler or a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class. The real bottom line is we have priced ourselves out of the manufacturing market. Can we compete? YES! By putting tariffs on imports and using Added Value Tax. Its hard for me to believe we have to import steel while our own mills are closed. I can understand where Trump is coming from when he says lets make America Great Again. I only wish it was as easy as it was to come up with a slogan. The ultimate snake oil salesman? Really? Well he’s got a lot of competition, there are 537 more of them in DC.
So is EVERYTHING else.
Trump is RIGHT. We are a SERVICE economy that is based its growth on CONSUMERISM.
PRODUCTION has primarily moved OUT of the Country since the beginning inception of NAFTA in the early 90's under Clinton.
While not the cheapest, Trump suits are not as expensive as other non-Chinese makers. $280 at Amazon is high for me, but average for those suit penguins who work in cities.
You are the ultimate Trumphating uninformed so called conservative (being here on FreeRepublic). Enormous taxes and regulations make it impossible to manufacture products. Which would you rather pay for a shirt $20.00 made in China, or $45.00 made in America?