American consumer buys Widget X because it costs 1% less, now the Americans are out of business.
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“Do you think anyone would actually make a decision as to what to buy based upon a 1% price differential? Or would quality come into play? Does Toyota sell a lot of Camry’s because they are cheaper than Chevy Malibus, or because they are better cars? Why does BMW sell anything in this country given their pricing is much higher than most American cars? How about Sony? Why do they sell well in America? I’d love to buy an American-made TV that had the same quality as a Sony. Unfortunately, I don’t think there is one. Sounds like a great opportunity for an American business man to fill a void that is sorely needed.”
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There you go again, splitting hairs, and mangling a perfectly good economic theoretical disgusion. I am well aware that price can be traded off with quality.
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Sony manufacturing plants are in Dothan, AL, Pittsburgh, PA, Pitman, NJ, San Diego, CA, and Terre Haute, IN. The products are developed and designed at Sony's R&D/Engineering Facilities in San Jose, CA, San Diego, CA, Boulder, CO, Park Ridge, NJ. Maybe you're wishing that Motorola still made televisions, but their last televisions were made in Mexico and workers there are just not as productive as Americans.