so many items are made in Japan or China. why not make these here in the USA?
2006-07-07 14:33:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Cheap Labor
2006-07-07 15:55:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can make the eletronics that the world needs. Except for the fact that our government decided in the late 60"s and early 70"s that it would be cheaper to buy our eletronics from over seas. During that part of our history the amount of unemployed rocketed.
2006-07-07 16:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can anyone compete with products made by slave labor (political prisoners) in China?
2006-07-07 14:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by dave_martin_7777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweatshops provide cheaper labor than factorys in the US.
2006-07-07 14:37:19 · answer #4 · answered by jbilyak32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheaper labor.
Now get back in the basement!
2006-07-07 14:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Bigfoot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheep labor
2006-07-07 14:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Craig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b/c old chinese women will work for low pay. just kiddin!
the materials are cheaper to buy and assemble in china and japan for the u.s. people
2006-07-07 14:42:25 · answer #7 · answered by Micah T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Labor costs.
2006-07-07 14:36:04 · answer #8 · answered by damndirtyape212 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You see, electronics nowdays are getting smaller and smaller. Us Americans have fat fingers and just can't make these things. So we have people with small hands and fingers do it for us.
2006-07-07 14:38:28 · answer #9 · answered by lbfm4me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause, the same reason usa does anything...it's cheaper to make them over seas...
2006-07-07 14:36:21 · answer #10 · answered by alfjr24 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋