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Old 01-07-2004 | 05:49 AM
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Straightarrow
 
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We need to look at this realistically. We can boycott products, but will that affect anything? I suggest that it won't unless you can get the whole country to do it, and that is very unlikely. In fact, I doubt you could get 10% of consumers to go along. It simply won't work in virtually all situations. Companies move their operations overseas for one simple reason - to stay in business. Competition demands that they continually try to save money. Labor rates in these "third-world" countries is where the greatest savings occurs. Most of these companies would go out of business if they didn't move overseas, and I'm sure they are counting on the fact that only a small percentage will boycott their products because of this. To them, it won't matter since they won't survive here anyway.

The only true help will come from the American government. Tariffs on foreign made products would level the playing field. It would also greatly reduce competition and quality of US made products would suffer. Take your pick. Just realize that boycotting companies will not work. You need to lobby the politicians to enact legislative change. That is the only thing that will work.
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