[oh8eleven]

China is taking over our markets.
Right country, wrong argument. But that's a very common mistake.
China doesn't sell goods in our malls - it manufactures them. It's the American retailer who's to blame.

[Mr. Jeeves]

The American retailer is carrying what the American consumer is willing to pay for. And right now, that doesn't include American-made goods.

I'd love to carry only Made in the USA items in our stores. But we would be out of business in three months.

No individual consumer ever believes it is his or her personal responsibility to "Buy American". They approve of the concept in general, but when it is their dollars being spent, all of a sudden they want items priced at a level no American manufacturer can meet.

[Gabz]

It's the American retailer who's to blame.

No it's not. They can only supply what they can get. The blame lies with the government which has chased the manufacturers out of this country.