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Great, and where local is the best choice they should do that. But nobody can seriously argue that reducing the ability of government to shop around for the best cost/quality balance is a good thing. It's not like the only options are buy everything American or everything from China. I'd like qualified experts making that decision, not legislators.
You create bad incentives if you artificially reduce competition like this. Not every good or service will have tons of American choices, so you end up with a handful of companies who know the government has no other choice.
We absolutely do not need foreign countries to produce all the materials for a flag at the cheapest cost. The price difference is likely negligible and shopping around can still be done.
Why is everyone so scared of taking back some production from China?
You guys are allamong weird assumptions that this is some million dollar lynching instead of just saying buy the materials you use to make from a local supplier. This counter argument is insane and literally doesn't matter cause it passed.
I'm not quite sure how you've turned "we should have the option" into "we should buy everything foreign." I think you're having an argument you want to have rather than addressing the point I was making.
Because not everything should be bought foreign. There is no need or good reason to take something that can be easily and cheaply produced locally that is sold directly to the government and try to get the cheapest one abroad.
It's asinine and completely against all the shouting that these communities literally do every week about local manufacturing being needed to combat outsourcing.
Your reasoning is flawed cause there is no reason to support foreign import either. Especially when the other option is to support the country they govern even if it's just a little bit.
I truly don't understand this hand wringing of this simple change unless you are paid for by Chinese interests. It's not always about being cheap.
I'm genuinely not certain if you are meaning to reply to my comments because your replies don't actually reflect what I've said. It is possible to have a larger discussion about a topic from a smaller example, and it's also possible for things to not be all or nothing. I hope you can sort whatever bee is in your bonnet.