What if things like sneakers, ipods, and iphones were actually made in (1 Viewer)

[Gachi]

...the U.S.?

From my understanding, it's much cheaper to produce certain consumer goods overseas versus the U.S. A lot of the raw materials come from Africa and are produced in China.

So, how do you think it would affect things if these things were 100% produced in the U.S.?

 

[Otis]

Our economy would be pretty bad ###

 

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iPhones would cost $1500 instead of $800 and quality would degrade to HTC Or LG levels

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Our living standards would be a little lower.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

They could no longer afford to buy their favorite Made in the USA product -- our treasury bonds.