Time for the U.S. to Declare Independence From China. From N95 face masks to ventilators to essential pharmaceuticals, America is dependent on China.

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[–]fuckCNN123 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It starts from the bottom up. If you see "Made In China" spend your money elsewhere. It's time we get back to paying a little bit of a premium for a product that lasts a lifetime instead of cheap shit that breaks in 6 months anyway. It's financially irresponsible to save short-term on shitty Chinese products made with lead and carcinogenic plastics.

[–]now 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The problem goes ever deeper...

The 'cradle to grave' mentality has diminished and has been replaced with the 'new now next' drivers.

Paying more for something that we know we won't keep for a lifetime is a harder decision than buying something cheaper which we have already decided we will replace when we want the shiney new thing.