Biden's daughter launches a clothing line - Made in USA

You think putting manufacturing jobs in the USA is BS?

I think what she is doing sounds great and I hope the business is very successful. I could care less whether her father is a Democrat or a Republican.

I do think we are all going to have to accept the fact that goods made in America are going to generally be more expensive than goods made elsewhere. Manufacturers in America are legally required to pay minimum wage, maintain a safe working environment, not use child labor, etc., which is not the case in many parts of the world where goods are manufactured.

I agree.... could have been posted on the twitter thread, etc.

gailoh

You spend all day every day BTT'g posts telling refupeas with kids and pets how to take care of them because they can't do that without your help, but you feel that helping people in communities by bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. is BS that you are tired of?  One post makes you tired of the subject?  

If they are a heavy material and well made so they fit better then the 5.99 hoodies at Walmart, I would buy one.  Hoodies don't seem to go out of style but agree it would be nice to have a made in the USA tag or something on it.

Not to mention paying workman's comp, Unemployment taxes, FMLA, etc.  It is VERY expensive to run a small business in the US.  Many of the laws on the books favor the employee to the point where a small business CAN NOT make a profit.  I am not saying that we should have unsafe work places, or not provide a working wage.  But when an employee says he quits, and then can still get unemployment that effects the employers bottom line that is JUST WRONG!  (And yes this happened to our company more than once!)  We can give training on safe behaviors on the job and when an employee is injured when NOT following the rules, the company is still responsible.  Personal responsibility for the employee is almost non-existent, and the employer is like a parent having to following a child around to keep them from hurting them self.  OK, sorry for de-railing OP's original thread, rant over!

I think these will sell just because they are hers, just like Ivankas stuff started flying off the shelves. I hope she does well but I think she should have added a logo or a little more design, I don't know many people who would pay this much for a plain hoody.

Very relevant to the discussion, I recently listened to this Plant Money episode about protectionist policies in Argentina and how it played out:

The Phone at the End of the World

(and this is not saying we shouldn't do what we can to have manufacturing jobs in the US, but rather you can't have the government propping up unsustainable industries)

We definitely cannot have the government propping up industries, that does not work.

Part of the problem is Wall Street. Stock prices respond to short term gains - stock prices rise when a company posts a six month gain, or a predicted quarterly or even annual profit. Wall street ignores long term plans and investments. Even steady profits are seen as a failure - its all about growth. Privately held companies have an advantage in that they do not have to answer to the market.

Consumers do not help when they demand cheap prices at any cost. A few years back I purchased my daughter a new hockey bag. It was really just a large duffle made our of extra tough fabric with reinforced seams. Our club's logo was on the side and it was sold by a small locally owned store that employs kids from our high school. It was made in America and cost $100. A friend of mine sent me an email of a fancier bag that cost less and told me I should return the one that I purchased. The one available on-line was made in a third world country and was sold by a website that did not maintain a bricks and mortar store.

I have no problem with her endeavor but that's a really ugly hoodie. The sleeves are too tight, the hood is big and baggy and it looks like it has a big ugly metal zipper.

In the second link further down the thread it has a bit more info

Why don't you educate me then, rather than insulting me?

What percentage of profit goes to the causes, what causes are they and how do funds get distributed? 

 

I don't know and I don't need to know. I'm not the one who made all the claims about how BS the whole thing is. YOU go research it, and then you'll have a leg to stand on when you complain about someone trying to do something good and generous.

Let me tell you something about Joe Biden and his family that you may or may not already know. Joe Biden is one of the few men who did not get filthy rich during a long career in the U.S. Senate. He is not driven by money and he's raised his family the same way.

I don't know the details about how his daughter's business is being run. But I do know if she wanted to get rich off her dad's name, she wouldn't have become a social worker.