Aha...you are overlooking the difference between Swiss hiring and American hiring. Swiss will always hire Swiss first, even if they require higher wages. So, the Swiss worker can afford to buy at Swiss prices.
In United States, there is national loyalty in corporations. They always put profit before patriotism, as you correctly point out. Therefore American workers are forced to shop at Walmart prices. If American workers were paid American wages, most can and will buy American made products. I would rather make $60/hour and buy $100 sneakers made in America than work on 2 part jobs at $15/hour and buy $19.95 sneakers at Walmart.
In United States, there is national loyalty in corporations. They always put profit before patriotism, as you correctly point out. Therefore American workers are forced to shop at Walmart prices. If American workers were paid American wages, most can and will buy American made products. I would rather make $60/hour and buy $100 sneakers made in America than work on 2 part jobs at $15/hour and buy $19.95 sneakers at Walmart.
SO WOULD I.
I always buy American when I buy here. However, on the Internet, I bought something from Bali because I couldn't find it here...a carved wooden statue of a Siamese cat for my brother-in-law. He loved our cat. He often said that the cat thought he was a dog.
SOME things I simply cannot find in our stores or on the Internet...made here.