[Go Gordon]

80% of kids shoes are made in China - U.S. families cannot afford even higher tariffs on shoes! Please - NO new shoe tariffs!”

Here's a thought, how about parents buy affordable sneakers not manufactured in China for a few bucks a piece, but marked up by Nike to pay Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and other athletes tens of millions of dollars per year to use their likenesses.

[McGavin999]

They used to be made in Mexico.

[cpdiii]

Back in the fifties and sixties I wore cheap sneakers made in the United States made by Converse. They still make sneakers but from China. Sneakers were cheap in the past. They are no longer so. You are paying for a mystic associated with sport heros. It is stupid to pay 200 dollars for something that takes just a few dollars to manufacture.

[cpdiii]

Back in the fifties and sixties I wore cheap sneakers made in the United States made by Converse. They still make sneakers but from China. Sneakers were cheap in the past. They are no longer so. You are paying for a mystic associated with sport heros. It is stupid to pay 200 dollars for something that takes just a few dollars to manufacture.

[Zhang Fei]

[Here’s a thought, how about parents buy affordable sneakers not manufactured in China for a few bucks a piece, but marked up by Nike to pay Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and other athletes tens of millions of dollars per year to use their likenesses.]

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I don’t understand where you get the idea that their sneakers only cost a few bucks apiece. If that were the case, Walmart would be selling identical quality sneakers for $15, putting Nike out of business.
https://solecollector.com/news/2014/12/how-much-it-costs-nike-to-make-a-100-shoe

* I’m a store brand sneaker buyer myself when I see these things on clearance at Walmart for around $10. Store brand sneakers have seen leaps and bounds in quality improvements since the 80’s, and they’re all superior in comfort to Nikes or Reeboks once I insert a pair of (formerly USA-made) Spenco insoles. But without my favorite insoles, store brands are not in the same league as Nikes or Reeboks, comfort wise.