There I was, foolishly paying $40.00 for a pair of pants because I thought Levis were made in the USA and I was supporting some minimum wage workers in Star City, Arkansas, or somewhere in Mississippi.
Egypt. They’re imported from bloody Egypt. :smack:
You’re right of course. The Egyptians don’t deserve jobs.
And the locals on Valencia Street didn’t deserve jobs?
The Egyptians are depriving Chinese sweatshop workers of employment.
Two things to remember:
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If they were actually 100% made in the USA, you’d probably be spending at least double for your pants.
If a company is selling pants for $40 and claims that their product is all-American, they’re either lying through their teeth or they’re swiftly headed for bankruptcy. Few companies can turn a profit when paying for a US-based facility processing goods made from US fabric and notions sewn together by employees who make American salaries. -
Of your $40, half will be pocketed by the retailer, who is employing local salespeople and paying rent/utilities/taxes locally.
Of the remaining half, some covers shipping by a truck driven by an American driver who works for an US-based logistics company, and another substantial portion goes towards the salaries paid to the American employees responsible for design, sales, marketing, accounting, and various other admin functions.
From Sears. They also have $15.00 jeans made in Sri Lanka, however you spell it; I can save $30.00 and pay the American truck driver, too. 
levi left the usa pant plant wise quite a while ago. it was a little blip on cnn. i havn’t bought levi jeans since.
don’t get me started on bass shoes!
I get my Levi’s from the thrift store, already broken-in, in good shape for no more than $6. Money goes to some good cause, somewhere local. I got so many pairs, I ran out of dresser space for them.
I actually considered tossing out a few “religious” pairs.
When I was in Brazil, they were certain that Levi’s was a Brazilain company/invention. And the airplane, too. Fun times…
A lot of clothing that does carry the Made in the US label are actually made in American owned territories such as the Marianas which are not subject to US labor laws or minimum wage regulation and often aren’t much better (if at all) from any other sweatshops.
Or use the money saved to buy a calculator. 
You obviously don’t know about the truck driver’s union.