Sarah Gonzalez
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Made in USA
Oh, 30 cents times 13 people would mean that potentially, theoretically, workers were paid $3.90 to make this bra.
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Made in USA
And this is, like, made in America, right?
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Made in USA
Basically, as good as it gets in terms of pay.
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Made in USA
Now, some countries like Canada, Japan, Belgium actually do pay garment workers more than the U.S.
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Made in USA
But generally, in countries that make most of our clothes, workers would make way, way less than $3.90 total to make a bra like this.
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Made in USA
So why don't they do it somewhere else?
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Made in USA
Is it because they want to be a brand that says we use American labor?
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Made in USA
Do you think that your average consumer of this product thinks, oh, wait, that's what American labor is?