Way back in the early 60s, products from Japan were worse than the stuff coming from China. Within 20 years, Japan had taken over cameras and optics, TVs, recorders, and other home electronics, autos and more. I'm sure China's quality will come up. I'm just concerned about what is going to happen to the US job market. We're already losing our middle class. Individual buying is not going to have any impact, and I don't see the government taking correcting action.

Corrective action is called protectionism, and it's not necessarily a good thing for the U.S.

Japan, China, and many European countries' economies are built on production and export. The US economy is much less dependent on export. It's a precarious thing for the export countries. Because even slight jitters in US buying habits can have magnified consequences on the economies of export countries. These countries depend on the US to buy their stuff.

As far as "losing the middle class," it ain't so. Despite the loss of some manufacturing jobs, unemployment has remained very low, meaning those workers that lost work have found new jobs. BTW, the US is still the #1 manufacturer and exporter in the world (Depending on how Germany is calculated). Yet our exports account for only a fraction of our economy.

The US is the most important economy in the world, in part, becasue it props up the economies of so many other countries. In some respect, the US IS the dominant country in the world. We don't wantt o go screwing that up with protectionist measures.

Buy imported goods if they represent the best value and quality. Reward those firms with your business. Same with American companies. Doing so will ensure that our economy remains the strongest in the world, and it will foster true competition which is the biggest driving factor for quality and value.