Reality is that good-paying low-skilled jobs did not go overseas. We the consumer/average American citizen sent it away. However, the good-paying low-skilled jobs can come back with a small shift in average Americans cheap, cheaper, cheapest mentality. It is not that difficult. Here is just one example how we can bring the manufacturing jobs back.

There are 55 million American school kids (K-12)who spent over $30 billion on branded clothing in August, November and December alone. 90% or $27 billion of these products are made somewhere else in the world. These products are driven by celebrities and decade old brands, making the brands, celebrities and other countries richer every day.

Manufacturing "consumer goods" was the core for good-paying low-skilled jobs in America. To start manufacturing quality consumer goods in America while staying competitive is not that difficult if:
a – Celebrities and brands reduce their ENORMOUS/HUGE/FAT gross profits by a few % and work with quality manufacturers right here in America. b – Retail stores partner with celebrities/brands lowering their SKY HIGH mark-up formula by a few %, for the American made products. These two small measures will make manufacturing garments in United States compatible to the oversees products, thus creating good-paying jobs for low-skilled Americans. This formula can work for multitude of consumer products

Of course this simple idea alone will not crush unemployment that creates poverty, which leads to hunger. There are douzens of other SIMPLE ideas, but ideas will die needlessly if retailers and brands/celebrities follow the same greedy path of yesteryears and the average Americans keep screaming cheap, cheaper and cheapest.

John Zaboyan