Astyanax Like when Floridians move to Georgia because it cheaper, less impacted by hurricanes and has affordable insurance? I jest, though that is a real thing driven by pressures outside of peoples direct control.
The shopping thing was mostly along the border towns and after an increase in obtrusive yet mostly theatrical security measures after September 11, 2001 the requirements to cross did greatly curb such shopping trips. And then the pandemic impacted it again. There was a time when it was worthwhile to go to Detroit & area and spend a weekend shopping, doing things, however a series of problems along with poor local governance has really made the city shrink by 2/3 rds of what it used to be.
No one loves paying taxes, thought I am thrilled none of it is paying Musk's federal paycheque - the horror indeed; each nation has different priorities, your welcome to frame yours as you see it, whereas ours is more socially oriented to servicing the people rather than punishing them. Like you, we are most frustrated when public money is pissed away by politicians on their pet projects or corruption.
Yes they are in China, only seven stores but given the vast population they have good room to expand; again multinational company so expect them to be in many nations.
