Clothing, I would love if it was made better, of better quality materials, and made in the US. Then yes, I would gladly pay more for it. I’m thinking of the clothes that were around when I was little, that my grandmother had in the house from when my mom and her sisters were little, clothes that lasted decades because they were made of pure cotton, wool and other natural materials.
I would love if there was less plastic crap around, like the dollar store crap, stupid plastic crap that is going to end up in landfills one day. I would love to pay more for less things, meaning to have less crap around, but stuff that’s made better.
I think a lot of people are into shopping, and much of what is available for us is pure crap, but it’s also throwaway. It’s made like crap, you wash it and wear it for a few years if you’re lucky to have it last that long and then it goes to a charity or thrift shop or goes in the garbage. Furniture, too, it might look good but a lot of what’s available is press board and people are after the latest trends and replacing stuff every five to ten years. If we could buy better stuff and have it last longer, it would be better for the environment.
In the US, wages are higher than they are overseas but it’s not the fault of the American worker, it’s the fault of the CEOs and upper management who want to keep their multi-million dollar salaries and stock options, so by manufacturing overseas it means less money on labor, more money in their pockets.