Sorry, but in a capitalistic society, it’s the corporations duty to produce their products for the cheapest cost possible regardless of the “price” of doing such. It’s only the stockholders that matter, right? Why produce something in the US for $0.10 a piece that you eventually sell for $5 to wholesalers whenyou can get it from China for $0.05?
That is what we always hear from the non-thinking capitalists. It’s finally come back to roast as their kids are playing with lead lined toys and brushing their teeth with anti-freeze toothpaste and wearing poisoned clothes. Perhaps they should have thought about the obvious repercussions of abandoning their fellow US Citizens for the almighty dollar.
But what do I know?
Corporations are not going to be willing to squander their goodwill in order to go to the lowest cost manufacturer. Mattel cannot afford to have their name become synonymous with dangerous products. It will not matter if they save a dollar on production if they can’t sell the product.
Frankly, this is all a good thing. There is too much crap merchandise in the World. People should be buying quality products that last, which is a very rare thing to find in Chinese manufacturing. It’s cheaper in the long run to buy quality.