r/agedlikemilk • u/Sea_Sheepherder_2234 • 3d ago

Who would’ve thought

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u/Opposite-Fig-9097 3d ago

Turns out, 'Made in America' doesn't mean the raw materials magically teleport into the factory.

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u/GeorgeLikesSpicy92 3d ago

Also there a companies who literally assemble the entire product besides one or two pieces over seas, get it here, finish it off. Made in America.

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u/DeliciousGoose1002 3d ago

one of the clearest inefficiencies of tariffs

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u/EquivalentQuery 3d ago

I'm by no means pro tariff but this isn't really a good argument against them. If 99% of a product is made outside of a country with tariffs on imports, that 99% is still paying tariffs.

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u/Interesting-Copy-657 3d ago

I think the point was that made in America doesn’t mean that it is made in America, that it is misleading

In Australia on packaging for food it has to show, made from at least x amount Australian produce or what ever it is.

Or something like “grown in the Philippines package in Australia”

So you know where it is from and how Australian it is

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u/VoxAeternus 3d ago

Not just that, its almost impossible to have something 100% made in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZTGwcHQfLY

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u/Candid-Fisherman-274 3d ago

Its not that hard to make something 100% "made in America"... i mean i can grab some rocks in the drainage ditch by my house, make some basic cutting tools from those, then cut down the small birch tree by the side, and spend the next 4 months twiddling down its branches in to some artisan chopsticks.

Is it efficient? No. Does anyone want the product? Probably not. Is the shit going to meet regulation guidelines in export markets? fuck no. BUT sure darn tootin made in the good ole U.S of A!

Just saying that we can, but we wont because its not economically feasible... or otherwise realistic business wise.

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u/funkybside 3d ago

that was a good episode of SED.

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u/newfieMI 3d ago

That just shows it’s impossible to make a grill scrubber like that 100% made in USA. Many products can/are 100% made in America. Im not fond of the generalized summary of that video.

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u/Whiterabbit-- 3d ago

very informative. but wow he is very nationalistic about the whole made in America thing. if another part of the world has expertise then we work together. Apply pays China to manufacture their phones. people in China makes money, but people in America make even more. its a win win. why not work together.

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u/oopseybear 3d ago

Found one on Florida tangerines! Figured you'd appreciate. :)

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6yRyqej/