Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"John Horner" wrote in message

Presently I'm avoiding anything Made in China as much for
geo-political reasons as anything else. That and it saves me time
not even having to look at the Harbor Freight or Grizzly catalogs
.

Where to the rest of you sit with this question?

I'd prefer USA/Canada as it provides jobs where I have mine and it
depends on mostly US and Canadian customers.

My first goal is to find the best piece of equipment that I can
afford and that can do the job. In more and more cases, that means
imported goods because there is no other choice. Try buying a "not"
made in China toaster for less than $200. While China is my last
choice, it is possible to buy from there well made merchandise built
to good specifications. I don't blame the factory worker making 50¢
a
day as much as the importer that accepts crap and tries to sell in
at
an enormous profit.

Remember Pogo saying "we have met the enemy and it is us"? The
first TV I bought was a 19" B & W set that costs two weeks pay. Now
a 42" LCD is a few days pay. I had to work a couple of hours to buy
a nice Van Husen shirt, now I can buy a shirt for 15 minutes of
work.
We want it both ways.

And of course if you really want a fancy shirt most cities of any size
in the US have some Indian or Chinese gentleman who will make you as
many as you want, for US hand-work prices.

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