The average wage for manufacturing in Vietnam is  $3 an hour. In Mexico it’s $7 or $8. In the US, it’s about $30. It’s pretty clear why so many companies produce their products somewhere other than the US.

As November 5 approaches, this is not the time to shillyshally. We all have an invaluable opportunity, and, for the moment, an inalienable right and obligation to take a stand, to make our voices heard, to vote.