To curb outsourcing, what amount more would you be willing to pay for something?

To curb outsourcing, what amount more would you be willing to pay for something?
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Depends on the quality of the product. Everyone has it figured out how to make crappy goods that aren’t worth repairing anymore. It just depends what the product is. What this country does not need any more of is more 7 dollar an hour jobs. So I think the price point is going to have to be quite a bit more than those examples.
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