Biggest transfer of wealth in world history.
Our wealth to China.
Free Traitors:
Budget deficits are killing us! The sky is falling!
Trade Deficits are good; see we trade electronic money for durable goods.
What a bunch of hypocrites.
And whose interests does our government have in mind? Surely not its own citizens.
Chicom made "Master Drill Set" at Harbor Freight. 115 piece set, cobalt, $109.99.
Whaddaya gonna do?
Thanks Apple!
Related:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_American_Act
http://www.buyamericanproject.org/index.php
http://www.ibuyamericanstore.com/
http://www.madeinamericastore.com/
It costs something like $12 to ship a small package from the US to China, and that is without tracking. If you want tracking, the cost roughly triples.
Yet the listings on eBay are crammed full of sellers in China who are able to sell their stuff shipped to the US for a fraction of what it costs to ship to China.
I have actually seen items listed for $0.99 delivered from China to the US with FREE SHIPPING. The same item shipped from my town to the next town over will cost $2.45.
I have a lot of stuff that I simply can't sell anymore because the Chinese are able to sell their cheap crap cheap, and ship it for nothing, and they have flooded the market.
WTF? How can this be?
Ask Donald Trump.
This is one of the stupid deals we have made with the Chinese (in this case, the USPS), plus the fact that the Chicoms are subsidizing their businesses so they can put US businesses out of action.
This is all happening with the blessing of the USPS, which is swimming in red ink.
Sorry for the rant, but this really pisses me off, and is one of many reasons that I will be voting for Mr. Trump.
This is not happening by accident, it is to bring US down to their standard of living... Might want to start thinking about eating your dogs, and call it ‘ diversity ‘ of culture.
That’s what happens when there is a deliberate effort to undermine US businesses, hence the massive price disparity noted by one poster. Between ridiculous laws that drive up costs and literally sponsoring the Chinese to come run them out of business its no wonder they cost 5x more.
Thing is, the increased costs of making stuff here would be a non-factor if our factories were running full-bore instead of being shuttered and our neighbors had full-time careers with benefits instead of 3 part-time jobs at fast food places.
Not to mention the unpleasant little fact that the current trade model makes us totally dependent on a dubiously-friendly foreign power. We could not go two weeks without Chinese goods if that much.