Re: Made in USA!!!


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Posted by David Sherman [72.47.9.228] on Sunday, October 03, 2010 at 02:34:34 :

In Reply to: Re: Made in USA!!! posted by Paul(in NY) [12.64.134.137] on Saturday, October 02, 2010 at 14:12:52 :

That's an interesting list, but what's sad is all the good "American" brands that are missing -- Red Wing boots, Mikwaukee tools, Ridgid tools, and so on. Most of the made-in-America tools seem to be small accessories and specialized gadgets. Of course we know we can buy good old America tools at yard sales, but that only solves half the problem -- we get a decent too, but it doesn't put Americans to work.

In my view, two things will eventually happen that will bring back local manufacturing. One is that oil will get so expensive that it's no longer worth shipping American scrap iron to China to have the Chinese make stuff out of it and ship it back to us, and the other is that before long the Chinese aren't going to be willing to work for slave wages. They're not stupid, and they're going to start demanding good pay so they can afford to buy the stuff they're making.



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