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When you purchase things, do you look to see if they are domestic, or do you not care about the country of origin?

What are your views of trade restrictions such as tariffs or quotas?

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When you purchase things, do you look to see if they are domestic, or do you not care about the country of origin?

What are your views of trade restrictions such as tariffs or quotas?

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I don´t. People do because they think that this provides jobs in the country when the purchase domestic products, which strengthens the economy. They find it unfair to pay a foreigner significantly less for a product than they would a domestic worker and even have ethical concerns about the exploitation of foreigners in other countries. These things affect the utility that they derive from foreign goods and domestic goods. In that sense, a toy made in the US has a regular utility plus the utility that is derived from knowing you are contributing to the domestic ...

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