> is there a valid moral/ethical argument for buying products "Made in the USA" that doesn't fall apart when expanded to include other countries? Logically it

> is there a valid moral/ethical argument for buying products "Made in the USA" that doesn't fall apart when expanded to include other countries? Logically it will fall apart. You can say "but isn't citizen of country X just as worthy of a making a good living?" and in a general logical sense, yes they are. However from a practical point of view, choosing to buy something made locally is appealing. Countries and nations are here to stay for a while. Only the super-wealthy get to be citizens of the world and enjoy globalization in its positive PR-sense. They can live in South America, fly to New York to shop on the weekend, take the yacht to Seychelles for vacation. Borders mean nothing for them. Funny enough many developers on HN here also get to enjoy that if they don't have to work in an office. They can be nomads and borders are just minor annoyances for them. But Most people are stuck in their countries, and so it makes sense for them to care and worry about the people from the same country a bit more. Buying locally is a manifestation of that.