You can get a Ryobi HP+ Brushless drill for $50. It's a fantastic unit for all but the heaviest users.
You can't tell me those couldn't be made in the USA at a premium of $49 per unit. You could literally pay $50/hr, produce only one unit per hour, and still come out even.
The outsourcing arguments are lazy and outdated. Companies screwed up outsourcing it all, and the US is unable to regain its foothold. Labor costs are negligible here, even if US were twice the price.
You can't tell me those couldn't be made in the USA at a premium of $49 per unit. You could literally pay $50/hr, produce only one unit per hour, and still come out even.
The outsourcing arguments are lazy and outdated. Companies screwed up outsourcing it all, and the US is unable to regain its foothold. Labor costs are negligible here, even if US were twice the price.