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The fact is we import more than we export(Trade deficit) , we live in a disposable society, with very little disposable income.Yet China our biggest importer, since Reagan has been granted "most favored nation".There are fewer and fewer American made products, and even fewer of those are 100% American made. Profits come before quality.A plastic washer costs less than a steel one.

EDIT; @Libertarian Mammoth those rules were set up under mr free trade Reagan..over 30 years ago, and neither party has done anything to address it.That's right China has recieved the "Most favored Nation " trading status for over 30 years in a roll.

you get what you pay for , and the chinees are just playing by the rules we set up 5 years ago

reagans programs have been altered and updated and china is playing by rules they and we agreed to , we updated the rules and they still want to go by the old agreement that they signed and we signed.