re: Nike LSU Shoes 2020

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just making the point that if you're so MAGA you won't buy nike, you're supporting other companies that are virtue signaling in the same way and pandering to NOT YOU

you can't avoid it, so just buy what you like and ignore the marketing

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It helps that New Balance isn’t a listed company. This gives it leeway to do things that would otherwise be frowned upon by public market investors.

There’s another reason why manufacturing in the US suits New Balance’s overall plans well. In our 2014 review of the 1260V4, we discussed the possibility of New Balance supplying made-in-USA shoes to the military based on the Berry Amendment.

And guess what – the Department of Defense awarded New Balance a $17.3 million contract in 2018 to supply shoes to recruits.

We’re not saying that the contract is the reason behind New Balance’s US manufacturing facility, but it turned out to be pretty convenient.

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