There used to be a time where you had the choice of quality or junk, depending on what you needed and wanted to spend. I'm OK with that. Often times now though, the only option is cheap junk designed to last about 3 minutes longer than the warranty or stuff made by companies trying to see which one can make it the cheapest. Everybody is in a race to the bottom. "Good enough, barely" has replaced "the best it can be".

I have American made shop tools I bought 20 or 30 years ago, still work great, still used everyday. Stuff they sell now blow up in 6 months, go in the trash and get replaced.