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MD's avatar

American”importers” are parasites. The United States needs to support people who actually build new factories. Importers are just middlemen. Worthless.

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PG Freiheit's avatar

In a free market, consumers decide who and what is worthless, not you,e or the government. Importers are trade facilitators, they figure out how to get things from one place to another, working through government red tape and transportation issues and how to negotiate the best prices, in order to satisfy consumers' demands for what they want to buy. You apparently thiink wholesalers are worthless middlemen, that farmers, who actually grow things and raise livestock, should sell directly to consumers rather than sell through wholesalers and grocery stores; and that people should buy their automobiles directly from the manufacturers, at the auto plants, rather than buy their vehicles at car dealerships that purchased their care through distribution networks and importers; and that restaurants should buy wine for their customers at the wineries, rather than through wine wholesalers, wine distributors, or importers. I tried cutting out the "worhtless middleman" for my wine purchases, but it's hard to run to the winery in California whenever I want a nice red wine with my dinner. My state won't allow me to buy my preferred wines over the internet, and there are no wineries in my town. I wonder if you typed out your comment on a smart phone or a laptop, and whether you purchased the product where it was made, or whether it was made, in whole or in part, in another country. Maybe you made it yourself, in your garage.

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dan brandt's avatar

In the Midwest we have gatherings called farmers markets. Where an open air area is packed with numerous vendors selling their products. It is an excellent place to by direct from the farmers.

Go into grocery stores and there are signs all over saying, what they are selling is grown locally.

Finally there at least five tent areas with in 10 miles of me, where farmers bring their goods to sell.

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