<blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs cree:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Kiss Kiss ... [snip!] ... is why America is losing all of the factory jobs. And then people complain that there are no jobs. Maybe if you buy American?"</blockquote>




If it were cheaper, they would. Which I don't understand how they're not at least equal. They pay the workers in china less but then you have shipping. They pay workers here more, but no shipping (across seas).???

<blockquote><b>Quoting TheNuge:</b>" It depends on the product. For some things i will pay more for the american product and for some i wont. ... [snip!] ... i wont. I seek american products but cant conveniently find them often. More oftent han not, I'll get the one made in china."</blockquote>




Yes, they're hard to find too.

<blockquote><b>Quoting TheNuge:</b>" It depends on the product. For some things i will pay more for the american product and for some i wont. ... [snip!] ... i wont. I seek american products but cant conveniently find them often. More oftent han not, I'll get the one made in china."</blockquote>




Same here.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" Currently, I"d have to buy the one that is cheapest. But we prefer American made. Our cars are at least. lol"</blockquote>




Yea, I drive a ford. I prefer dodge though.

Quoting ~Ice Princess~:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" Currently, I"d have to buy the one that ... [snip!] ... But we prefer American made. Our cars are at least. lol"</blockquote> Yea, I drive a ford. I prefer dodge though."

We have both. Ford Mustang and a Dodge Magnum

Quoting ~Ice Princess~:" <blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs cree:</b>" ... [snip!] ... They pay the workers in china less but then you have shipping. They pay workers here more, but no shipping (across seas).???"

They pay Chinese factory workers about $0.45 per hour. Our federal minimum wage is $7.25. That means we're paying them just 6% of what we pay our own workers. Yes, there is shipping and there are tariffs, but with a pay gap that large, it's definitely cheaper to have China make stuff.

Not to mention there are lots of union jobs that pay WAY more than minimum wage.

I buy local, first. Then I try to stick with other things Made in Canada... But, living in a small town, all we have is walmart, zellers and Canadian tire... Most of the stuff they supply has been made in China.

<blockquote><b>Quoting SpaceCowgirl:</b>" They pay Chinese factory workers about $0.45 per hour. Our federal minimum wage is $7.25. That means ... [snip!] ... definitely cheaper to have China make stuff. Not to mention there are lots of union jobs that pay WAY more than minimum wage."</blockquote>




I see. I wasn't sure how it worked. Seems we're stuck til we figure out something cheaper here.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" We have both. Ford Mustang and a Dodge Magnum"</blockquote>




Jealous.

I have a ford free star. I want a dodge so bad though. A Durango.

I would grab the cheaper one.

My s/o would gladly hand over extra money for an American-made product. He doesn't have this political reasoning for it, he just thinks Americans make better stuff.  

Quoting ~Ice Princess~:" <blockquote><b>Quoting SpaceCowgirl:</b>" They pay Chinese factory workers about $0.45 ... [snip!] ... wage."</blockquote> I see. I wasn't sure how it worked. Seems we're stuck til we figure out something cheaper here."

They also manipulate their currency to keep their prices artificially low, which gives them an edge.

I think Romney actually brought it up in one of the debates, how he wanted to make sure they were playing fair, which would help us compete a little better.

We try to buy American made whenever possible. It's becoming harder and harder to find unfortunately. If our bank acct is drained though, we do buy the cheaper item.

I'd pay more for the American made product. Now when it comes to vehicles, I like my foreign, well made vehicles that give me minimal mechanical issues.

Well since I am not American, lol When I shop I buy whatever is cheapest, but here you find a lot more canadian made items then not. lol

My dad wont wear anything that is a brand name and made in China etc...he says he wont wear anything made with little fingers. lol