> The only way to balance that is to make things they can afford. Which means low value items.

How about the US pays them well for their work so they can afford all these "high value" items?

Oh no, we economically enslaved all these people to our clothing in sweatshops for pennies an hour, but now they're not buying our...1000$ tablets that don't even have a calculator app...or whatever else the US considers "high value"... Oh how terrible!

I choose to buy more expensive clothing produced in places that pay employees a decent wage.

I think the US should pay them more. But the fact of the matter is people really want socks and shirts for a few dollars. People can choose to pay more and avoid sweatshops right now. But the fact is, most don't want to do that, and when given a choice, they won't.