BUY AMERICAN (avoid that made in China)

[nostradamus]

Oh my goodness jp… If I were cruel I would go down that list with something to say about many items… I don’t feel like getting flamed today though.

Anyway to flu, China and Japan are probably the biggest fish to fry when it comes to trade imbalance. I don’t think jp is bashing, she’s stating the obvious. Made in China is ubiquitous (to coin a favorite word around here lately). On cheap labor, you’d think if the US was such a fan we wouldn’t have fat, lazy unions, social security, FICA, etc. attached to the cost of everything.

[Coronita]

[quote=nostradamus]Oh my goodness jp… If I were cruel I would go down that list with something to say about many items… I don’t feel like getting flamed today though.

Anyway to flu, China and Japan are probably the biggest fish to fry when it comes to trade imbalance. I don’t think jp is bashing, she’s stating the obvious. Made in China is ubiquitous (to coin a favorite word around here lately). On cheap labor, you’d think if the US was such a fan we wouldn’t have fat, lazy unions, social security, FICA, etc. attached to the cost of everything.[/quote]

oh, I know jpinpb isn’t bashing china in particular. I hope I stated that. (jp I hope you don’t think that I think that or what not)…..

I’m just curious though about the prevailing “don’t buy china goods” matra in media and getting a little confused about patriotism. I mean I have my reasons for not buying made in china products (for safety reasons, for health reasons, what not). As far as patriotism, as a rule of thumb, I avoid all imports regardless of origin if I can… The two exceptions are (1) cars (2) photo equipment. The former is that I have a preference for german, and the latter is you don’t have a U.S. company that makes decent glass (Kodak is made with foreign components, and it’s getting harder for me to find film for my Polaroid)

[Coronita]

[quote=nostradamus]Oh my goodness jp… If I were cruel I would go down that list with something to say about many items… I don’t feel like getting flamed today though.

Anyway to flu, China and Japan are probably the biggest fish to fry when it comes to trade imbalance. I don’t think jp is bashing, she’s stating the obvious. Made in China is ubiquitous (to coin a favorite word around here lately). On cheap labor, you’d think if the US was such a fan we wouldn’t have fat, lazy unions, social security, FICA, etc. attached to the cost of everything.[/quote]

oh, I know jpinpb isn’t bashing china in particular. I hope I stated that. (jp I hope you don’t think that I think that or what not)…..

I’m just curious though about the prevailing “don’t buy china goods” matra in media and getting a little confused about patriotism. I mean I have my reasons for not buying made in china products (for safety reasons, for health reasons, what not). As far as patriotism, as a rule of thumb, I avoid all imports regardless of origin if I can… The two exceptions are (1) cars (2) photo equipment. The former is that I have a preference for german, and the latter is you don’t have a U.S. company that makes decent glass (Kodak is made with foreign components, and it’s getting harder for me to find film for my Polaroid)

[Coronita]

[quote=nostradamus]Oh my goodness jp… If I were cruel I would go down that list with something to say about many items… I don’t feel like getting flamed today though.

Anyway to flu, China and Japan are probably the biggest fish to fry when it comes to trade imbalance. I don’t think jp is bashing, she’s stating the obvious. Made in China is ubiquitous (to coin a favorite word around here lately). On cheap labor, you’d think if the US was such a fan we wouldn’t have fat, lazy unions, social security, FICA, etc. attached to the cost of everything.[/quote]

oh, I know jpinpb isn’t bashing china in particular. I hope I stated that. (jp I hope you don’t think that I think that or what not)…..

I’m just curious though about the prevailing “don’t buy china goods” matra in media and getting a little confused about patriotism. I mean I have my reasons for not buying made in china products (for safety reasons, for health reasons, what not). As far as patriotism, as a rule of thumb, I avoid all imports regardless of origin if I can… The two exceptions are (1) cars (2) photo equipment. The former is that I have a preference for german, and the latter is you don’t have a U.S. company that makes decent glass (Kodak is made with foreign components, and it’s getting harder for me to find film for my Polaroid)

[Coronita]

[quote=nostradamus]Oh my goodness jp… If I were cruel I would go down that list with something to say about many items… I don’t feel like getting flamed today though.

Anyway to flu, China and Japan are probably the biggest fish to fry when it comes to trade imbalance. I don’t think jp is bashing, she’s stating the obvious. Made in China is ubiquitous (to coin a favorite word around here lately). On cheap labor, you’d think if the US was such a fan we wouldn’t have fat, lazy unions, social security, FICA, etc. attached to the cost of everything.[/quote]

oh, I know jpinpb isn’t bashing china in particular. I hope I stated that. (jp I hope you don’t think that I think that or what not)…..

I’m just curious though about the prevailing “don’t buy china goods” matra in media and getting a little confused about patriotism. I mean I have my reasons for not buying made in china products (for safety reasons, for health reasons, what not). As far as patriotism, as a rule of thumb, I avoid all imports regardless of origin if I can… The two exceptions are (1) cars (2) photo equipment. The former is that I have a preference for german, and the latter is you don’t have a U.S. company that makes decent glass (Kodak is made with foreign components, and it’s getting harder for me to find film for my Polaroid)

[Coronita]

[quote=nostradamus]Oh my goodness jp… If I were cruel I would go down that list with something to say about many items… I don’t feel like getting flamed today though.

Anyway to flu, China and Japan are probably the biggest fish to fry when it comes to trade imbalance. I don’t think jp is bashing, she’s stating the obvious. Made in China is ubiquitous (to coin a favorite word around here lately). On cheap labor, you’d think if the US was such a fan we wouldn’t have fat, lazy unions, social security, FICA, etc. attached to the cost of everything.[/quote]

oh, I know jpinpb isn’t bashing china in particular. I hope I stated that. (jp I hope you don’t think that I think that or what not)…..

I’m just curious though about the prevailing “don’t buy china goods” matra in media and getting a little confused about patriotism. I mean I have my reasons for not buying made in china products (for safety reasons, for health reasons, what not). As far as patriotism, as a rule of thumb, I avoid all imports regardless of origin if I can… The two exceptions are (1) cars (2) photo equipment. The former is that I have a preference for german, and the latter is you don’t have a U.S. company that makes decent glass (Kodak is made with foreign components, and it’s getting harder for me to find film for my Polaroid)

[UCGal]

You have to be careful about “slave labor” even on goods labeled “made in USA”. The Northern Marianas Islands have had some pretty bad sweatshop situations. That’s a US Territory and it products manufactured there can be labeled “made in the USA”. But employers there have held employees as indentured slaves while they work off their rent – even forcing abortions so that workers could stay productive. (google marianas sweatshop for more details.) This is a situation that elected officials from both parties kept hushed up.

From an environomental perspective – it makes sense to buy local – not just the same country, but the same region. The impact of shipping goods from distant locations is something to consider. (If you care about that stuff. Not everyone does.)

I will say – as a parent trying to find toys that aren’t made in China is HARD.

[UCGal]

You have to be careful about “slave labor” even on goods labeled “made in USA”. The Northern Marianas Islands have had some pretty bad sweatshop situations. That’s a US Territory and it products manufactured there can be labeled “made in the USA”. But employers there have held employees as indentured slaves while they work off their rent – even forcing abortions so that workers could stay productive. (google marianas sweatshop for more details.) This is a situation that elected officials from both parties kept hushed up.

From an environomental perspective – it makes sense to buy local – not just the same country, but the same region. The impact of shipping goods from distant locations is something to consider. (If you care about that stuff. Not everyone does.)

I will say – as a parent trying to find toys that aren’t made in China is HARD.

[UCGal]

You have to be careful about “slave labor” even on goods labeled “made in USA”. The Northern Marianas Islands have had some pretty bad sweatshop situations. That’s a US Territory and it products manufactured there can be labeled “made in the USA”. But employers there have held employees as indentured slaves while they work off their rent – even forcing abortions so that workers could stay productive. (google marianas sweatshop for more details.) This is a situation that elected officials from both parties kept hushed up.

From an environomental perspective – it makes sense to buy local – not just the same country, but the same region. The impact of shipping goods from distant locations is something to consider. (If you care about that stuff. Not everyone does.)

I will say – as a parent trying to find toys that aren’t made in China is HARD.

[UCGal]

You have to be careful about “slave labor” even on goods labeled “made in USA”. The Northern Marianas Islands have had some pretty bad sweatshop situations. That’s a US Territory and it products manufactured there can be labeled “made in the USA”. But employers there have held employees as indentured slaves while they work off their rent – even forcing abortions so that workers could stay productive. (google marianas sweatshop for more details.) This is a situation that elected officials from both parties kept hushed up.

From an environomental perspective – it makes sense to buy local – not just the same country, but the same region. The impact of shipping goods from distant locations is something to consider. (If you care about that stuff. Not everyone does.)

I will say – as a parent trying to find toys that aren’t made in China is HARD.

[UCGal]

You have to be careful about “slave labor” even on goods labeled “made in USA”. The Northern Marianas Islands have had some pretty bad sweatshop situations. That’s a US Territory and it products manufactured there can be labeled “made in the USA”. But employers there have held employees as indentured slaves while they work off their rent – even forcing abortions so that workers could stay productive. (google marianas sweatshop for more details.) This is a situation that elected officials from both parties kept hushed up.

From an environomental perspective – it makes sense to buy local – not just the same country, but the same region. The impact of shipping goods from distant locations is something to consider. (If you care about that stuff. Not everyone does.)

I will say – as a parent trying to find toys that aren’t made in China is HARD.

[PadreBrian]

I shop US, Europe, or Mexico when I can. Which isn’t very often. US corporations have sold us out.

[PadreBrian]

I shop US, Europe, or Mexico when I can. Which isn’t very often. US corporations have sold us out.

[PadreBrian]

I shop US, Europe, or Mexico when I can. Which isn’t very often. US corporations have sold us out.

[PadreBrian]

I shop US, Europe, or Mexico when I can. Which isn’t very often. US corporations have sold us out.

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