Guess you've never had to keep costs below revenue.
That argument isn't valid. These companies aren't lowering costs because their merchandise is being produced by slave labor. We're paying just as much as we would if it were made in the US, and the branding celebrity is bringing home big bucks just for putting their name on the merchandise. So, that despicable person (not just Deen) rakes in millions while the third world work slave gets horrible wages and work conditions. And what else is this subsidizing?....the sloth of US citizens collecting government benefits instead of having work opportunities.
I'd much rather buy something made in the US without someone's name attached to it then make a rich person richer. The problem is that corporate America doesn't make that easy, although made in the USA choices are becoming more common in some categories.