This was sent to me by a friend who lost her job in October. She had worked at the same place for 15 years....but no longer. Her company could not compete with the foreign imports...many of which were actually American companies who chose to have their items made overseas.....cheaper? I suppose so. But in a way, we, as comsumers are also to blame. We want the best bargain, i.e. cheapest, items we can find....who cares if John, Helen, Tom or Doreen, American citizens, will lose their jobs....obviously we don't.
John Q. Public started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN ) for 6 am.
While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG ).
He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRILANKA ), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE ) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA ) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO ) to see how much he could spend today.
After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) turning off his radio (MADE IN INDIA ) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY ) filled it with gas (FROM SAUDI ARABIA) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day of checking his computer (MADE IN MALAYSIA), John decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL ) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE ) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA ), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA.
Do you see anything WRONG with this story? You should.
Where did our US jobs go??????
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I see something wrong but what to do about it? Some things are hard if not impossible to find made in the USA. I've solved one part of my shopping dilemma, I mostly buy food, so therefore it's mostly produced here, except for what is from Mexico that is (a great deal of fresh produce in the winter is).
You are correct, they are NO longer made in the USA.....but many of them if not most of them used to be.
We are slowly being backed into a corner....many of our factories have been shut down, and others have completely gone out of business or bankrupt.
Should the time come that we NEED to have tires, auto parts, machine parts, or even Craftsman pliers, we'd have to rely on foreign countries to provide them....if they want to. If not, where do we turn?
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