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I do not think American shoppers should only buy products made in the USA. Even though this industry is not safe for workers in other parts of the world, the same industry has provided jobs for millions of people and have helped many people pull out from poverty. The costs will become higher for manufacturers and shoppers if we only bought clothes made in America. For instance, paragraph eight of “The Real Cost of Fashion”, a Junior Scholastic Magazine article written by Laura Anastasia states, “Bangladesh is a developing nation that is now one of the world’s largest exporters of clothes. Its 5,000 garment factories employ more than 4.5 million people.” This proves that the garment industry in places such as Bangladesh has provided jobs for
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