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"Economists say if we spent 1 percent more than what we're spending now on American goods, we could create 200,000 jobs immediately."

"That's 18 cents a day!" anchor Diane Sawyer exclaimed. The following night (3/1/11) Sawyer reiterated that point, telling viewers that spending just $64 a year will create 200,000 U.S. jobs.

Made in America: Finding American Products - ABC News

m'kay?

*PICK3 steps down from soapbox"
 
the problem is finding anything that actually "made in america" ... hows that harley run with its bosch stator and jap carbs?

100% cotton shirt "made in america" woven with a cotton harvested in india....

just had furniture delivered made by a company in the carolinas....made out of a wood harvested and milled from brazil...

my (now burnt) german car actually manufactured and assembled in germany...sold and serviced by americans.....

my american truck...half messican..probably assembled there
 
PICK3 said:
"Economists say if we spent 1 percent more than what we're spending now on American goods, we could create 200,000 jobs immediately."

"That's 18 cents a day!" anchor Diane Sawyer exclaimed. The following night (3/1/11) Sawyer reiterated that point, telling viewers that spending just $64 a year will create 200,000 U.S. jobs.

Made in America: Finding American Products - ABC News

m'kay?

*PICK3 steps down from soapbox"
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I watched that after my friend called me about it.
Caught a couple episodes. I cannot believe they initially thought that 85% of their contents in their house were american made. These is your average idiot american consumers. I work in retail and see it all the time. People haven't cared about where it's made or if it's "green". it's just what's in front of them and typically inexpensive. I was however, quite suprised how the american furnishings were typically lower on alot of items they refurnished it with (caught that episode)

This is all really in the hands of us, the american consumer. I am slowly starting to see pent up distrust and disgust in purchasing chinese products, so hopefully it becomes a revolution
 
I stayed the hell away from anything chinese for furniture..( heres a hint..macys, raymour) and went straight to a normal old fashioned furniture store

this had way more to do with quality and craftsmanship as well as possible toxic issues with finishes/VOCs and yeah...flammability than anything

two problems...stuff was hella expensive and I have to wait up to 3 months for delivery on some of it
 
shirlene29 said:
the problem is finding anything that actually "made in america"
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agreed

butt, I'm going to make the effort

I don't plan on owning 100% American stuff, butt in the future ... if an American made item is a reasonable option I'm going in that direction
 
shirlene29 said:
I stayed the hell away from anything chinese for furniture..( heres a hint..macys, raymour) and went straight to a normal old fashioned furniture store[/QUOTE]


Kudos to you, you'll get service, qaulity and feel good about yourself. People need to support their local businesses that are still there. The Wal Marts and Home Depot corporations of the world have absolutely destroyed us.
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This is a decision individual consumers make with their own money. That's the beauty of choice.

Now from a purely economic perspective, it isn't the best decision. It lowers the buying power of Americans and creates artificial markets for American goods that trap American workers in dead-end industries.

We definitely need to revitalize American manufacturing, but the government needs to end our 65 year old war on employers first.
 
I can't stand lumber from home depot or lowes either...they leave it all outside (framing lumber) uncovered where it warps to hell from being exposed and bound in metal straps..most local yards have much better lumber and you dont have to worry if its screwed when it shows up...so you can actually have it delivered while your at it
 
mrplunkey said:
This is a decision individual consumers make with their own money. That's the beauty of choice.

Now from a purely economic perspective, it isn't the best decision. It lowers the buying power of Americans and creates artificial markets for American goods that trap American workers in dead-end industries.

We definitely need to revitalize American manufacturing, but the government needs to end our 65 year old war on employers first.
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Barry = pwnt by IPad!!!

 
shirlene29 said:
I can't stand lumber from home depot or lowes either...they leave it all outside (framing lumber) uncovered where it warps to hell from being exposed and bound in metal straps..most local yards have much better lumber and you dont have to worry if its screwed when it shows up...so you can actually have it delivered while your at it
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the best stuff is harvested from old turn of the century before last....
 
i may have a car made in japan but I put a lot of american parts on there like

a tial 44mm external wastegate
a tial 50mm (q) blow off valve
deatchwerks 1000cc top feed injectors
AMR 74mm mig maf cai
 
DannoMight said:
i may have a car made in japan but I put a lot of american parts on there like

a tial 44mm external wastegate
a tial 50mm (q) blow off valve
deatchwerks 1000cc top feed injectors
AMR 74mm mig maf cai
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The Malibu's origin

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Lets focus on making better products. The consumer will almost always go with quality.
 
lartinos said:
Lets focus on making better products. The consumer will almost always go with quality.
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Have to buy current generation crap so that American companies will have money to invest in R&D to compete in next generation products.
 
PICK3 said:
Have to buy current generation crap so that American companies will have money to invest in R&D to compete in next generation products.
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If the US were more business-friendly, the money would be there.

If the current policies remain the same, it won't matter how much US-made crap Americans agree to buy.
 
mrplunkey said:
If the US were more business-friendly, the money would be there.

If the current policies remain the same, it won't matter how much US-made crap Americans agree to buy.
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so youre saying you want wall street fat cats to profit from a pyramid scheme derived from lead and asbestos in our childrens cheerios and orange juice??? huh??? huh????????///
 
superdave said:
so youre saying you want wall street fat cats to profit from a pyramid scheme derived from lead and asbestos in our childrens cheerios and orange juice??? huh??? huh????????///
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Precisely. This all traces back to Haliburton's master plan where it took long positions on lead and asbestos.
 
do you have any idea how fucking exhausting and time-consuming it is to walk through a store, flipping products around until you can fucking find where it's fucking made??? and then, jeezuz, trying to find something that's made here??? good luck!!! the ceo's, cfo's and board of directors already whored everything out to the fucking chinx (no offense)!!
 
digimon7068 said:
do you have any idea how fucking exhausting and time-consuming it is to walk through a store, flipping products around until you can fucking find where it's fucking made??? and then, jeezuz, trying to find something that's made here??? good luck!!! the ceo's, cfo's and board of directors already whored everything out to the fucking chinx (no offense)!!
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agreed

I don't intend to search through a stack of underwear at Wally World to find a "Made in America" tag

butt, the next time I decide to make an online purchase I may search these web sites before buying:

Made in the USA Products Directory

Still Made in USA.com - American-Made Products for Home and Family

USAonly.US - Gettin America Back In Business
 
PICK3 said:
agreed

I don't intend to search through a stack of underwear at Wally World to find a "Made in America" tag

butt, the next time I decide to make an online purchase I may search these web sites before buying:

Made in the USA Products Directory

Still Made in USA.com - American-Made Products for Home and Family

USAonly.US - Gettin America Back In Business
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my brother hipped me to those websites a while back...and JEEZUZ...i don't know who todd shelton is but his fucking jeans are crazy-expensive.
 
digimon7068 said:
my brother hipped me to those websites a while back...and JEEZUZ...i don't know who todd shelton is but his fucking jeans are crazy-expensive.
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Yeah ... buying American is going to be more difficult than I thought

A precursory search for dress shirts yielded dick (a.k.a. nothing I wood buy)

And I can only wear straight leg jeans



just sayin'
 
since 2007 honda and toyota have been adding jobs in american steadily whereas the big 3 have lowered total jobs every year and outsource.


so who would you support? the guys trying to get the hell out of here or the companies trying to come here and create jobs.
 
I can't believe I just watched an entire JG youtube vid
Fuck that hurt
 
Listen to all the Americans bitching about the effort it might take to actually support fellow Americans and decrying the quality of goods they themselves produce.

I wonder if any of you can appreciate how you sound to an immigrant.
 
RottenWillow said:
Listen to all the Americans bitching about the effort it might take to actually support fellow Americans and decrying the quality of goods they themselves produce.

I wonder if any of you can appreciate how you sound to an immigrant.
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apparently easier said than done

I'd gladly buy American and even pay a small premium

btw, hubby get a new ride yet?
 
I residually spend well more than enough money on American entertainment (movies, sports, music) to feed a Somalian neighborood for months.

Thanks but i'll continue buying Schering amps instead of bathtub scuz
 
Let me put to rest one of the myths about manufacturing in America...The United States doesn't produce anything anymore....

We have lost a massive amount of manufacturing jobs in the United States since 1979... the data is there...However, productivity per worker has skyrocketed faster than jobs lost. Notice how the people claiming America doesn't produce anything only quote the number of manufacturing jobs as opposed to output. Toledo helped subsidize the new Chrysler plant about a decade ago and the new plant has half as many workers that produce just as many if not more units than the old WWII era plant...I know because I work for their suppliers....


We produce less than after WWII but we also had the only untouched industrial base. However, we still produce a lot of shit but unskilled manufacturing labor has gone to third world countries.
old article...
"U.S. workers produce 21% of all factory goods made globally, or about $1.7 trillion worth per year. That's significantly lower than the peak of 28% in 1985 but only slightly below the long-term average of 23% for 1970 through 2006.

China, the second-biggest global producer, doesn't even come close. It makes just 13% of the world's stuff, or $1 trillion worth. Japan is next with 11%. And Germany, the vaunted workshop of Europe, comes in fourth with a paltry 7.4%. "



The myth of US industry's demise - MSN Money
 
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