Buying US made stuff

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Someone sent me this I will pass it on,

One Light Bulb at a Time

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would.

With that thought in mind, read the following. Good idea. One light bulb at a time. . .

Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China .

The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA . Start looking.

In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even their job ... So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track. Let's get behind her!

My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico ... now I have switched to Crest.

We have to; need to read the labels on everything.

This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value" I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same except for the price.

The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland, Ohio.

So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here.

So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets yep, you guessed it;
Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada . The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA !

I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!

The challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies! (We should have awakened a decade ago.)

Let's get with the program and help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the USA .

I Passed this on ...will you???????

[Z28SSMAN]

I've always tried buying American made products when possible. The problem is when there's such a price desparity on like items or there's no American made equivalent.

One reason why things are the way they are today is due to political decisions made years ago. To comment on this subject would get political and we have previously decided to not have political discussions.

Let's face it, we do live in a global economy and protectionism isn't the answer, but the most effective way to support American made products is to BUY them! The question is will we just SAY we'll do it and when there's a choice between one product that's $25 American made and the same product made elsewhere that's $20, which will you really buy? Will you TALK about buying American and actually buy the cheaper product because you want to save $5?

People fail to realize that if we all elected to spend the extra $5 (or whatever the amount), we would eventually drive prices down by allowing the American companies to sell in higher volume. But even if the prices don't drop, if there are fewer American companies providing products and services, it will cost us more than the difference in the long run due to fewer and fewer jobs here, which raises unemployment--which causes more businesses to fail due to fewer workers having money to spend at these businesses.

For example, there are some who will say they would buy a Toyota because it's American built. Well, I would rather buy from an American company who builds cars in Canada or Mexico where the majority of the profits go to an American company rather than a Toyota built in Kentucky where the majority of the profits go to Japan.

Another example: Most of you know what I've previously said about Toyota's in particular. I received a lot of heat from various people who chimed in about how Toyota's were such a great vehicle and implying that "they don't break". How dare that I would question this iconic company!!! I said the company was a big sham and people who bought them were brainwashed in to thinking they're better than a GM or Ford, etc. and how bad it was for our manufacturing base and our economy as a whole.

Many of these Toyota nuttswingers thought I was being unreasonable and many elected to stop posting here. Hmmm...this sham of a company ended up recalling nearly 1 million vehicles and have been hit with lawsuits. People have died due to their loyalty to this sham of a company due to the defects in their products they admitted they lied about and covered up the defects. They proved what I said all along that they are a predator company and will do anything to brainwash people and steal marketshare. But after all is said and done, people would still rather buy from this same company that has proven they're no better than a GM Or Ford...in fact their quality isn't up to par with either company....plus they lie and cover up defects to protect their profits. They then can't figure out why they end up losing their job or getting laid off after spending their dollars with a company where the majority of the profits go back to Japan.

As I've said before...the Japanese are laughing all the way to the bank from the dollars of these illogical people who buy their over-rated products.