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50% tariff on imported baseball caps?
dchill
(38,468 posts)riversedge
(70,186 posts)I am wrong.
FSogol
(45,473 posts)riversedge
(70,186 posts)Looks like they do not really know where the fabric comes from--but stitched here.
Are Trumps Made in USA hats really made in USA?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/are-trumps-made-in-usa-hats-really-made-in-usa
Politics Jul 8, 2016 2:09 PM EST
WASHINGTON Donald Trump says he wont stand for it if it turns out some of his hats labeled Made in USA actually werent made entirely in the USA.
The baseball-style Make America Great Again hats are indeed stitched together at a small factory in the Los Angeles area. But in a small sample tested by The Associated Press and an outside expert, at least one did not contain the specific type of U.S.-made fabric the manufacturer insists is always used for the hats.
The true origin of the fabric in that hat remains a mystery whether U.S. or foreign made. It shows how difficult and murky it can be to verify something is actually Made in USA.
Informed of APs findings, Trump said any misrepresentation would be unacceptable. He said: I pay a good price for that hat. If its not made in the USA, well bring a lawsuit.
The AP review included a microscopic analysis of five hats bought from Trumps campaign website. The analysis showed the fabric in one was of a different type than that made by the supplier the manufacturer told the AP provides all his hat fabric.
In addition to the fabric analysis, two of the manufacturers employees, including a top sales agent, said the hats fabric, bills and stiffeners were imported.
The factorys owner, Brian Kennedy of Cali-Fame of Los Angeles Inc., said the two employees were wrong, but he refused to explain the fabric discrepancy. Federal law requires that items labeled Made in USA be made from materials all or virtually all from the United States.
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Sanity Claws
(21,846 posts)Mad hatters (mad anyone) could be likely Trump supporters. Your idea will probably appeal to tRump
Ohiogal
(31,969 posts)or Vietnam or Bangladesh, isn't it?
If Congress had a spine, they'd slap tariffs on imports of "certain" items from those countries! What a hoot that would be!
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)Hardly any men on the coasts own a hat anymore, and they only remain popular in the Western hat version.
Caps and other headgear are low value items compared with a genuine man's hat.
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)And it has been a pretty lucrative side hustle.
Thanks Trump.