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Let's Make Toasters Less Affordable

J.D. Vance's Cost/Benefit Analysis

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David R Henderson
Aug 02, 2024
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In a speech in Henderson [no relation], Nevada on July 30, Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance stated, “We believe that a million cheap, knockoff toasters aren’t worth the price of a single American manufacturing job.”

Let’s see. With a quick on-line search, I found that the cheapest toaster and, sure enough, it’s imported, is this one for …

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