I am slightly surprised by the outrage over the surcharge. To each his own, but I understand that these businesses need to stay alive. I want to help them.
Somewhat related — for years I have said “I shouldn’t buy from China”. But I’m lazy and I’m cheap, and I haven’t made a huge effort — I just buy whatever seems like a bargain, and that means I have been sending money to China.
But I am now making a serious effort to avoid Chinese goods wherever I can. I accept the fact that this will cost me money. I will pay extra money for products made in America because I want to help American businesses thrive.
“But I am now making a serious effort to avoid Chinese goods wherever I can. I accept the fact that this will cost me money. I will pay extra money for products made in America because I want to help American businesses thrive.”
Good on ya. So are we. While some “official government action” punishing the Chinese would be great it is us, the American people, who hold the real power here.
Don’t buy goods made in China.
Have polite conversations with shop owners and store managers telling them you’re making serious and concerted efforts to purchase American made products. This information will make it up the corporate food chain.
Say out loud that you won’t buy Chinese made goods to your fellow shoppers. Remind them that the masks, “social distancing” and the gallons of hand sanitizer in their lives is because of China.
Stick a “Boycott China” sign in your yard. Say it loud and say it proud.
Call AND write your elected representatives at ALL levels demanding that they adopt Buy American policies.
Bring those communist bastards to their knees by denying them your hard earned dollars. Let them eat their T Bills.
And when the starving Chinese peasants drag their communist masters into the streets and tear them to pieces sit back and smile knowing you did your part.
L