To a point you have some logic, but in another way you dont. Danaher makes good affordable ratchets. The 3/8" Thin Profile Craftsman runs about $32 retail, the polished tear drop runs aroung $28, a few dollars more gets you an Armstrong Maxx. For something that is so important and will be used so much i could personally care less about the extra $10-$15 over the Taiwanese ratchet and would in turn feel better supporting more American tool manufacturers. I think more Americans should wrap their head around this logic in general and actively search to see what quality American made counterparts cost, a lot of times you dont spend too much more. In this case you're talking about something that will most likely last any weekend wrench turner the rest of their life so should we really get into a ******* contest over another tenner?
I have no problem with someone purchasing foreign products out of necessity [price] nor do i have a problem with people who cant wrap their head around the 100-200% increase that truck tools have, but to say there are no quality affordable American tools is nonsense.
As far as competing on a pure dollar for dollar basis, i'm not sure it can be done while keeping quality and the pay of the workers the same vs what can be made by some worker in another country who gets paid mere cents for each tool they complete. You have to give somewhere otherwise i do think you're being unrealistic. These companies do not import products for the fun of it, they do it because the profit is far greater than what they could produce domestically.
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