[A. Pole]

the US will (should) be alot like Italy

Problem is that US has five times more population than Italy.

[oceanview]

I was just talking about the approach. Take furniture for example. Any US furniture company that wants to continue operating in the US needs to go upscale, and not try to compete with the run of the mill foreign products. Its going to cost more to make the stuff in the US, so it might as well be top quality materials, design and construction, to go along with the higher price. Have you ever seen Italian kitchen cabinets? they are fantastic. German appliances are also awesome. French cookware too.