Some people seems to be willing to spend significantly more if it means no one else makes a profit from it. On a national level I understand the interest to ke

Some people seems to be willing to spend significantly more if it means no one else makes a profit from it. On a national level I understand the interest to keep investments within country borders. For a random person or company I don't get it (except for very specific cases like voting with our wallets against dictatorships like China).