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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I mean, what people will tell a pollster on this subject and what they actually do voting with their wallet are different, wouldn't you say? I wouldn't dismiss the poll numbers outright but especially when people's money is involved, when push comes to shove I have little difficulty imagining that many will buy the cheaper item regardless of what they say their priorities are. I guess what I'm saying is, there has to be some delta there to account for people who are just virtue signaling in poll responses... I don't know how big a delta but this is one situation where you can look at spending habits in areas where there IS a clear choice to buy US made vs Chinese etc. made. It's not that tough to buy us made clothes, for example, but people don't..
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Was thinking the same thing.
If I was to answer the same poll, I would say all the right things, and I do believe in those things philosophically. Does that mean I check every thing I'm buy to make sure it's local? No. If I happen to notice something is made in Canada vs China, I'll go with Canada, but it's not something I'm seeking out.
I would venture to guess there are a lot of purchasing of products from China, Malaysia, etc.. without people even realizing that a a Made in the USA product is right beside it, but people's only concern is the price. I wish that my job provided me the income necessary to not have to seek out the lowest price on a lot of stuff, unfortunately, it does. An 10-50% on things adds up pretty fast if you're doing it for everything possible.