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Originally Posted by cutthemdown
I buy nothing but American Apparel for the band tshirts etc. They are the only made in america left in Los Angeles. From what I have learned they are the last big sewing shop in southern ca. Don't know about all the usa and what we have left. new Balance shoes right? but they don't fit me well.
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Good work on the band shirts, and yeah, some New Balance shoes are Made in USA - you have to check the tags.
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Originally Posted by cutthemdown
We need to unchackle big business in America is you want more manufacturing.
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Which regulations, if abolished, would allow the US to compete with countries like Bangladesh - where pay is 22 cents per hour?
I see the move offshore as a result of changing business strategies in the 90's - when corporations began posting huge profits by shutting down their "physical" selves. For example, Levi's no longer "makes" jeans. Tommy Hilfiger doesn't "make" clothes. They don't own a single factory in the world.
Without being encumbered by factories, employees or any production process, a business is smaller, more agile and entrepreneurial.