Reply #30: Why? I don't know. [View All]

[democratreformed]

I don't contribute much to the trade discussions b/c I don't fully understand it. I have read about the huge trade imbalance and it would lead me to opine that Americans want it both ways. Is that how you see it? Many people want cheaper goods but also want to keep jobs. Thing is, do you think Levi's will cost us any less b/c they're now being made somewhere else? Or Fords? Not that I ever liked Levi's but I will NEVER buy another pair. My sister-in-law says she'll never buy another Ford b/c she's losing her job to overseas workers. That one's harder for me b/c my hubby is a definite Ford person.

The list is very long of items that are built or partially built overseas. So long that I don't even know what goods I could still buy if I were to boycott them all.

What is the answer? I don't know. I really don't b/c I don't understand it all enough. I just know that I hate it every time I hear of another factory closing.