polgara
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If the US consumer wanted higher priced "union made in the USA" goods then they would surely buy them.
Good evening, ttwtt. :2wave:
The problem is since we decided to try having a service-based economy instead of a manufacturing-based economy, people no longer have the jobs that pay well enough to buy enough of those "union-made in the USA" goods. Look at the number of years the car companies, as an example, have been forced to offer consumers to pay off a car loan. And the loan agreements keep giving longer and longer terms. I saw one recently for 72 months! One in every six Americans are on some sort of government assistance today, and the number is growing. Most people like to have nice things--they just can't afford them today on part-time jobs. Sad catch-22! :thumbdown: