Part of the problem of US products being not cost competitive with foreign products is that the US is not charging tariffs on almost all the products coming from China, Japan and the Middle East. But they do charge tariffs on products coming from Europe, Australia, etc. Think about that....those companies do not pay any taxes to our country, and their prices are so low Americans buy their products rather than our own USA products. Basically we are sending all our money overseas. That's a pretty scary thought to me...I wonder why Congress ever thought this was a good idea!!!