It's the "middle class" who live beyond their means, and either don't know how to save money, or feel it below them.  Take for example, food choices.  By going to Aldi's I can cut my food costs in half, but it's also known as the place the "poor people" go to shop.

Regardless, particularly in food, Mexico and Latin America is a far larger source than China, and Latin America has the excess capacity to start pumping out shirts and the like with American fabric in a short period.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg