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What an odd idea.  Why are you acting like the state of Texas is your child?  

Texas is my home and I just like talking about it

Thats kinda what we Texans do best

Don't give any secrets away, 320.

Once China knowingly sent this thing to the West by continuing to allow foreign travel, while not allowing travel within its own borders, it was done. 

Fixed.

Consumers faced with purchase decisions often choose the cheaper product regardless of where it was made.  I recall some clothing outfit that advertised Made in America, but the stuff cost 20% more, and they didn't make it.

It's more a result of "greedy consumers" really.

I see a lot of clothing now is from Thailand or the DR or even Haiti.  It will seeks the lowest price within some set of quality standards.

It would however be interesting to shut down all trade with China.  A lot of US companies that operate in China would of course get hurt.  GM sells more vehicles there than in the US, and Apple does a large business, etc.

I suspect what would happen is China would send "parts" to Thailand et al. and the item would be marked as "Made in Not China".

At least the climate change people can point to China as a role model ......... or not.

Consumers faced with purchase decisions often choose the cheaper product regardless of where it was made.  I recall some clothing outfit that advertised Made in America, but the stuff cost 20% more, and they didn't make it.

It's more a result of "greedy consumers" really.

I see this argument peddled all the time, but it isn’t exactly true. Wages have been stagnant for 40+ years. And it’s by design of the system. The average American hasn’t seen real wage growth in 40+ years.

They can only buy what they can afford. If they are only making jackshit they can only spend jackshit. Also- Americans are brand name whores. As long as something is a hot brand name- Americans will still buy them in record numbers, even if they can’t really afford it.

Funny how Apple, Yeezys, and Jordan’s were all made in China and still sell at RIDICULOUS prices- but because they have the brand name- even Americans who really can’t afford them buy them anyway. CREDIT CARDS AND FINANCING, BABY!

Actually have to give a bit of credit to Kanye West- who has been calling for manufacturing to move to the US for years now. He gets it because he’s from an area of the US that was devastated by the hollowing out of American manufacturing. He’s seen first hand what neighborhoods in the inner-cities of the rust belt have turned into. He took his Yeezy brand away from Nike, struck a deal with adidas- told them he would own 100% of the IP, put pressure on them to make some of the shoes here in America and employ Americans- and he’s announced plans to make all of his Yeezy products in American within 2 years. And when he left Nike he was tens of millions in debt- and now he’s been officially declared a billionaire by Forbes.

Ending trade with China would hurt them more than it would hurt us.

I was in Palm Beach over the weekend, visiting with my buddy who used to design-build sterile factories. He has no less than 27 opportunities to un-retire, RIGHT NOW, and he's only one of about 15-20 guys who are experts at this stuff.

The movement is real. It's happening.

Isn’t that drive thru the middle of the state “interesting”?