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[AP/GfK] Poll: Americans prefer low prices to items 'Made in the USA'
Associated Press ^ | Apr 14, 2016 12:39 PM EDT | Josh Boak and Emily Swanson

Posted on 04/14/2016 10:23:32 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The vast majority of Americans say they prefer lower prices instead of paying a premium for items labeled “Made in the U.S.A.,” even if it means those cheaper items are made abroad, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.

While presidential candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are vowing to bring back millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors, public sentiment reflects core challenges confronting the U.S. economy. Incomes have barely improved, forcing many households to look for the most convenient bargains instead of goods made in America. Employers now seek workers with college degrees, leaving those with only a high school degree who once would have held assembly lines jobs in the lurch. And some Americans who work at companies with clients worldwide see themselves as part of a global market.

Nearly three in four say they would like to buy goods manufactured inside the United States, but those items are often too costly or difficult to find, according to the survey released Thursday. A mere 9 percent say they only buy American. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apgfkpoll; china; freemarket; geenokidding; madeintheusa; redchina; regulations; usjobs
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1 posted on 04/14/2016 10:23:32 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Always trust AP.

After all, they are only 98% Marxist.

They leave a bit of room for opposing viewpoints....


2 posted on 04/14/2016 10:26:13 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Olog-hai

Not me,I’d pay much more for USA quality.

More frequent replacement cancels out any savings.


3 posted on 04/14/2016 10:26:49 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Olog-hai

Americans have been conditioned to prefer lower cost items...however, that conditioning can and will be reversed if/when the manufacture of those goods returns to the USA.


4 posted on 04/14/2016 10:27:03 AM PDT by wtd
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To: Olog-hai

I am old enough to remember when a “Made in China” stamp on a product labeled it as unwanted merchandise.


5 posted on 04/14/2016 10:27:07 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Olog-hai

Just because it is made overseas does not mean the price is cheap.

J Crew is expensive and all their clothes are made in China.
Where do you think Nikes shoes are made and they are expensive as well.


6 posted on 04/14/2016 10:27:10 AM PDT by funfan
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To: Olog-hai

And, don’t kid yourself (not that you are) there are lots of folks who prefer to hire illegal labor. And there were some who were making careers out of it, with phony SSN’s.


7 posted on 04/14/2016 10:27:14 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
Only two percent national socialist, then. Even with the polls from Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung.
8 posted on 04/14/2016 10:27:37 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Slightly change the question. Would Americans pay more for higher quality items made in America, or prefer low cost single use trash made in China.


9 posted on 04/14/2016 10:28:03 AM PDT by zek157
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To: Don Corleone

I remember the days of low-cost stuff being labeled “Made in Hong Kong”.


10 posted on 04/14/2016 10:28:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

LOL

Good shot!


11 posted on 04/14/2016 10:29:14 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Olog-hai

IO would pay a premium for products made in the USA. I live in a small town and try to visit the hardware store in lieu of Home Depot for example.


12 posted on 04/14/2016 10:29:18 AM PDT by Moleman
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To: Olog-hai

Control the unfair union and government restraints. Surprise, America suddenly again becomes the great low cost producer for the world.

Oil companies make $.05/gal Goberment makes $.42/gal and gets additional kickback from the corn states. Un-rig the game before throwing stones at the consumer.


13 posted on 04/14/2016 10:29:39 AM PDT by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
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To: Olog-hai
If I paid people a hundred dollars a month NOT to mow their lawns they would start preferring shaggy yards too... Anyone hear of 'incentives'...or 'reinforcements'?
14 posted on 04/14/2016 10:30:28 AM PDT by GOPJ (America's fragile students aren't 'snowflakes' they're 'dung-flakes' - with emphasis on dung....)
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To: Olog-hai

Too many American companies ruined their reputation. Even the ones that have righted the ship lost a lot of good will.


15 posted on 04/14/2016 10:30:44 AM PDT by discostu (This unit not labeled for individual sale)
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To: Olog-hai
Employers now seek workers with college degrees, leaving those with only a high school degree who once would have held assembly lines jobs

Assembly line workers with college degrees ain't gonna fly. You'll never be able to keep them interested and on task.
16 posted on 04/14/2016 10:31:18 AM PDT by loucon
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To: Olog-hai

Believe me folks would much prefer to purchase better quality products produced here even if they have to pay slightly more. Over the long run you end up saving money since the product will last much longer.

The key is to bring back good jobs so the folks can afford to buy quality products.


17 posted on 04/14/2016 10:31:23 AM PDT by michelala (I'm sticking with Trump)
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To: Olog-hai

If the quality is low, then, yes - cheaper is better. But if the USA made goods are better, then the price is justified.


18 posted on 04/14/2016 10:32:45 AM PDT by captain_dave
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To: Olog-hai

So they need to realize bringing jobs back to America stops the drain on the taxpayer and leads to more disposable income which keeps our wealth IN our country leading to MORE jobs IN our country, leading to more competition and lower prices,. BASIC economics that they don’t teach in schools anymore.


19 posted on 04/14/2016 10:32:51 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: michelala

I wanted to open a chopstick factory in the US. Start small and slowly but surely take each cheap item made in China and replicate it here. Technology dictates that things could be made for less money and the shipping costs go away.


20 posted on 04/14/2016 10:33:11 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (United we stand, divided we fall. I think the establishment has divided us enough.)
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