Because our garments are all made in sweat shops in Third World nations where the workers are earning a dollar a day, maybe. In case you haven't read the labels in your clothing lately. Plus, the price of fuel is pushing the price of cotton and everything else through the roof. Guess what, not only do they not grow much cotton in the USA, none of it is processed here. We are beholden to the cost of importing all these goods and the good ole American Greenback being worth less and less every day!