No. It might if the words Made in America actually meant that. Just b/c something says made in America does not mean it actually was.PBratton wrote:Just a quick question... If we all started to purchase only 'Made in America' items, would it help the US economy?
As someone already stated, probably not. They would still fire Joe who makes $10 an hour to hire Don Juan from Mexico and pay him 5.75 an hour. And then he sends his paycheck down to Mexico supporting their economy, not ours.PBratton wrote:Sure, we'd pay a little more for the items we buy, but we'd be supporting our own, wouldn't we?