MOBA* Day 2.

Found an American-made notepad at the grocery store, alongside a foreign-made one.

Cost of American-made one: $.79.

Cost of foreign-made one: $.25

Difference: $.54

216% penalty for buying American.

Question: Which is more "buying American," buying a product assembled in the United States out of foreign parts, or buying a product assembled in China out of American-made parts?

RUNNING TOTALS:
American-made products purchased: $3.13
Foreign-made alternatives: $1.19
Difference: $1.94
Percent surcharge: 163%.

* MOBA - "Month of Buying American"