mancave3000

Why buy American?

Here are some points to convince you and your friends of the benefit of buying American made products, here are some of the top reasons to buy American.

1. Jobs - Above all else, when you buy American you save or create AMERICAN JOBS! These are the jobs that are at the foundation of our economy, and have unfortunately been moving overseas, but by buying American you can help to reverse that trend.

2. Environmental - Many of the top countries where our goods come from have little or no regulations to protect the environment, and the manufacturers have no regard for the earth and they pollute and abuse the soil, air, and the water. When you buy American you know there are regulations in place to protect the environment so our
children can appreciate this beautiful country as much as we do.

3. Human Rights - The countries the United States import from often have nonexistent standards regular working conditions. Many of the factories producing US bound goods are worse than our prisons, and filled with children working extremely long days. No one wants to support that, and by buying American you know you aren't we have regulations and agencies in this country to prevent those types of atrocities.

4. Democracy - Americans believe in and stand up for democracy whenever we can, and by choosing to buy American you are supporting the ideals of democracy.

5. Conservation - When buying products that are produced overseas built into the price is the cost of shipping that product all the way from that country to the United States, usually crossing the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
This wastes an extremely large amount of petroleum and produces unnecessary emissions into the atmosphere.

6. Domino Effect - When you buy American that money stays in the United States. That money goes to pay the wage of many people that are directly or indirectly responsible for creating your product. Each of them in turn
spends this money on goods (hopefully American made) and services, and the cycle continues. The more you buy American, the more the economy is stimulated, and the more jobs are created. Plus, American workers pay
taxes on wages earned in America.

7. MORE JOBS - For every manufacturing job there are FIVE additional jobs created. Do the math. Dollar for dollar it is a great investment in this amazing country!


We can make a difference. Supply and demand. Be proud that its "Made In America"!

sir_eccles

Unfortunately the average American looks at the price tag and then changes their mind. Or rather Walmart goes to the manufacturer and sets a price for the item and the only way to meet that price is to do it overseas. There was a good story about jars of pickles and lawn mowers I'll look it up later.

sir_eccles

I think this is the one it's from 2003

http://www.fastcompany.com/47593/wal-mart-you-dont-know

mancave3000

Yes. I would pay more for American made. Can we persuade more to do it?

sir_eccles

A lot of people would probably publicly agree with you but then just go to Walmart anyway.

Sally Redux

I'm not convinced that America's democracy, human rights and environmental records are that wonderful. If you buy something made in say Germany, Sweden or Japan, it will most likely have been made under superior conditions to here.

mikelincs

Many of the things that are 'Made in xxxxx' are actually assembled there from parts made in say the sweat shops of China or India, so buying those only increases the amount of work in the sweat shops. Only way is to check well before buying, and then most people will buy the cheapest in any case, no matter what they say about supporting the local economy. It's the same the world over, especially now with finances being so tight, people might love to buy a product made in their own country, but they will go for the best deal, and remember that even if the goods are made there, it almost certain that the company headquarters will be in another country, so much of the profits go out of the country.

Anian

Many of the factories in the US are our prisons!

Mr Weeze

and back to reality...

lansbury

and if everyone else follows the same principles and only buys what is made in their countries, then all the people who make the goods and services we export will lose their American jobs.

robin1234

http://www.americansworking.com/why.html

rpjs

Or are made in sweatshops in US territories like the Northern Marianas where even the minimal US workplace regulations don't apply.

Tarkak9

Bob

Who gives a shit, if things aren't competitive, why prop up a dinosaur?

Anyway, most of those points are BS anyway.

1- Really? That's a joke.

2- That's a bigger joke.

3- Equally as bad a joke.

4- Ditto.

5- Same as importing materials to make that same crap in the US, so whatever.

6 - Bollocks, the money just ends up off shore in a tax haven.

7- Ditto.

kimilseung

I always buy Chinese, so that it hurts the US economy, its the only way to get rid of Obama and his socialism, we need to kill America in order to save it.