Originally Posted by IrishNY

Manufacturers moved production overseas to keep costs low because we as consumers demand it, just as everyone on this thread is doing. It became too expensive to manufacture here when we had to pay hourly wages and other costs that were way above the rate in less developed countries. We are complaining about the very action that kept prices low as long as they were. If we hadn't moved production off-shore, the current price levels would have occurred long ago in the US. We can't say we want to produce here AND we want low prices unless people who work in manufacturing are willing to take a huge pay cut, utility prices are slashed, taxes are reduced, etc.

We can't blame the Chinese or the government for this, only ourselves, for expecting high wages in our pay but low prices for what we purchase.

Sorry, off my soapbox now.