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I have seen some tiny movements on that direction- influencers always highlighting when a product they endorse was made in the US as something positive and the
by otikik 4y ago
I have seen some tiny movements on that direction- influencers always highlighting when a product they endorse was made in the US as something positive and the reverse “I could not find anything US made so I had to cave in and get a Chinese mower”. The America First collective unfortunately has a lot of folks that see themselves as fundamentally rich, (or temporarily poor). They self identify more with Jeff Bezos than with their fellow (poor) countrymen. His success is “theirs” on their mind.
- ceejayoz 4y ago> influencers always highlighting when a product they endorse was made in the US Which is often bullshit. The fine for lying about this tends to be $0, and it's likely to be years before you get caught. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/us/politics/made-in-the-usa-ftc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/us/politics/made-in-the-u...
- azinman2 4y agoWow. I’m shocked actually - I would have thought the penalties for lying were quite severe. It’s also unclear to me how widespread this actually is. It’s also from 2019 - did anything change with the FTC?
- ceejayoz 4y agoNot enormously, and it's a very tough moving target. Catch a Chinese manufacturer claiming to be "made in the USA" and they'll disappear and reopen as a new name the next day.