Piggy banks with calculator and stethoscope As health costs continue to grow, straining employer budgets and slowing wage growth, more in the business community are beginning to take Medicare for All more seriously. (Photo: Shutterstock)

EASTON, Pa. — Walk into a big-box retailer such as Walmart or Michaels and you're likely to see MCS Industries' picture frames, decorative mirrors or kitschy wall décor.

Adjacent to a dairy farm a few miles west of downtown Easton, MCS is the nation's largest maker of such household products. But MCS doesn't actually make anything here anymore. It has moved its manufacturing operations to Mexico and China, with the last manufacturing jobs departing this city along the Delaware River in 2005. MCS now has about 175 U.S. employees and 600 people overseas.

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