BUY AMERICAN (avoid that made in China)

[patientrenter]

Well, I think most of the good arguments on both sides are laid out well here.

I’ll only add, as one of those in the pro-globalization camp, that I am very focused on the quality of what I buy, and the total value it provides me. I do favor local products in some cases. For example, wherever I have lived, I seek out the highest quality bakery, and then go to some trouble to buy from them. I deliberately pay more to help them stay in business. Why? Because I love very high quality and very fresh bread, and I will only have that if I and others pay enough for it.

Same with reliability and toxicity of products. I am happy to pay some more for known better quality for me. But I am not happy to pay more, regardless of the quality I am getting, simply because the people making the good happen to live close to me. If some Japanese people can make a better car for the price than Americans, I will buy Japanese (or vice versa). I won’t lose out if that means all cars come from Japan, so I don’t worry about making the right decision. If everyone stops buying from my favorite local baker, I won’t have any local fresh bread. Then I will lose out. So the right decision for me is to support one and not the other. Our personal preferences and circumstances dictate what local support is right for each of us.

But although I support each person exercising their own personal preferences, I remain very leery when that results in simplistic “Buy American” campaigns. Blanket statements tend to follow, like the other people make lower quality goods, or they have barbaric politics or practices. Unless justified by specifics, I think a lot of these blanket statements are misguided, show a lack of respect for others, and are the beginnings of a slippery slope to a very nasty end.

There is that famous Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. I would not want New Yorkers to boycott San Diego in favor of the Finger Lakes for their vacations. I would not want Europeans or Chinese to boycott American goods just because they were American. Yes, we can argue about the pluses and minuses of specific goods, and complain about the other guy’s unfair practices, but we are simply making our world a poorer place for us all, and for ourselves, if we allow all that bickering to send us all in the wrong direction.

[paddyoh]

Taken From the Associated Press 01/31/09:

“In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn’t have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.”

“Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker’s rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen’s team didn’t vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he “dropped the ball on it,” he told the Times………”.

Springsteen went on to say: “It was a mistake. Our batting average is usually very good, but we missed that one. Fans will call you on that stuff, as it should be.”

I feel Jeff Bridges should bow out of the Hyundai commercials now and I encourage others to ask that he does so, and that he makes a formal statement to the press like Springsteen.

Jeff Bridges is well liked and should set a better example.

It’s time America stopped being Asia’s Landfill and it’s time Americans helped out.

Hyundai ( HIE-YUN-DIE ) does NOT rhyme with Sunday.

Go to Jeff Bridges message board and keep the thread going at: http://nicko62.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3268355

Or comment at http://www.HotAirDaily.com

[paddyoh]

Taken From the Associated Press 01/31/09:

“In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn’t have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.”

“Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker’s rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen’s team didn’t vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he “dropped the ball on it,” he told the Times………”.

Springsteen went on to say: “It was a mistake. Our batting average is usually very good, but we missed that one. Fans will call you on that stuff, as it should be.”

I feel Jeff Bridges should bow out of the Hyundai commercials now and I encourage others to ask that he does so, and that he makes a formal statement to the press like Springsteen.

Jeff Bridges is well liked and should set a better example.

It’s time America stopped being Asia’s Landfill and it’s time Americans helped out.

Hyundai ( HIE-YUN-DIE ) does NOT rhyme with Sunday.

Go to Jeff Bridges message board and keep the thread going at: http://nicko62.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3268355

Or comment at http://www.HotAirDaily.com

[paddyoh]

Taken From the Associated Press 01/31/09:

“In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn’t have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.”

“Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker’s rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen’s team didn’t vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he “dropped the ball on it,” he told the Times………”.

Springsteen went on to say: “It was a mistake. Our batting average is usually very good, but we missed that one. Fans will call you on that stuff, as it should be.”

I feel Jeff Bridges should bow out of the Hyundai commercials now and I encourage others to ask that he does so, and that he makes a formal statement to the press like Springsteen.

Jeff Bridges is well liked and should set a better example.

It’s time America stopped being Asia’s Landfill and it’s time Americans helped out.

Hyundai ( HIE-YUN-DIE ) does NOT rhyme with Sunday.

Go to Jeff Bridges message board and keep the thread going at: http://nicko62.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3268355

Or comment at http://www.HotAirDaily.com

[paddyoh]

Taken From the Associated Press 01/31/09:

“In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn’t have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.”

“Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker’s rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen’s team didn’t vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he “dropped the ball on it,” he told the Times………”.

Springsteen went on to say: “It was a mistake. Our batting average is usually very good, but we missed that one. Fans will call you on that stuff, as it should be.”

I feel Jeff Bridges should bow out of the Hyundai commercials now and I encourage others to ask that he does so, and that he makes a formal statement to the press like Springsteen.

Jeff Bridges is well liked and should set a better example.

It’s time America stopped being Asia’s Landfill and it’s time Americans helped out.

Hyundai ( HIE-YUN-DIE ) does NOT rhyme with Sunday.

Go to Jeff Bridges message board and keep the thread going at: http://nicko62.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3268355

Or comment at http://www.HotAirDaily.com

[paddyoh]

Taken From the Associated Press 01/31/09:

“In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn’t have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.”

“Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker’s rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen’s team didn’t vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he “dropped the ball on it,” he told the Times………”.

Springsteen went on to say: “It was a mistake. Our batting average is usually very good, but we missed that one. Fans will call you on that stuff, as it should be.”

I feel Jeff Bridges should bow out of the Hyundai commercials now and I encourage others to ask that he does so, and that he makes a formal statement to the press like Springsteen.

Jeff Bridges is well liked and should set a better example.

It’s time America stopped being Asia’s Landfill and it’s time Americans helped out.

Hyundai ( HIE-YUN-DIE ) does NOT rhyme with Sunday.

Go to Jeff Bridges message board and keep the thread going at: http://nicko62.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3268355

Or comment at http://www.HotAirDaily.com

[Rt.66]

[quote=briansd1]About American cars, I forgot to mention that all you have to do to see the inferior quality is to open the door.

The door will swing out in a violent motion and there’s no way to gently open it to the level needed.

[/quote]

Hilarious!!! Just how many American car doors have you opened? I have two US vehicles and my doors open as good as any Japanese door LOL. They even have two detents so if I’m in tight space they will stay half open so I don’t put a dent in your precious Corolla’s high tech doors.

Like I’ve been saying…. Japanese and Korean car buyers will say the oddest things to justify sending money and jobs over-seas.

Hey America, I sold out my country to get the best the world has to offer in door-opening tactile, efficiency and stuff.

Whats next?

US cars suck because the fuel filler caps are not hypo-allergenic!

[Rt.66]

[quote=briansd1]About American cars, I forgot to mention that all you have to do to see the inferior quality is to open the door.

The door will swing out in a violent motion and there’s no way to gently open it to the level needed.

[/quote]

Hilarious!!! Just how many American car doors have you opened? I have two US vehicles and my doors open as good as any Japanese door LOL. They even have two detents so if I’m in tight space they will stay half open so I don’t put a dent in your precious Corolla’s high tech doors.

Like I’ve been saying…. Japanese and Korean car buyers will say the oddest things to justify sending money and jobs over-seas.

Hey America, I sold out my country to get the best the world has to offer in door-opening tactile, efficiency and stuff.

Whats next?

US cars suck because the fuel filler caps are not hypo-allergenic!

[Rt.66]

[quote=briansd1]About American cars, I forgot to mention that all you have to do to see the inferior quality is to open the door.

The door will swing out in a violent motion and there’s no way to gently open it to the level needed.

[/quote]

Hilarious!!! Just how many American car doors have you opened? I have two US vehicles and my doors open as good as any Japanese door LOL. They even have two detents so if I’m in tight space they will stay half open so I don’t put a dent in your precious Corolla’s high tech doors.

Like I’ve been saying…. Japanese and Korean car buyers will say the oddest things to justify sending money and jobs over-seas.

Hey America, I sold out my country to get the best the world has to offer in door-opening tactile, efficiency and stuff.

Whats next?

US cars suck because the fuel filler caps are not hypo-allergenic!

[Rt.66]

[quote=briansd1]About American cars, I forgot to mention that all you have to do to see the inferior quality is to open the door.

The door will swing out in a violent motion and there’s no way to gently open it to the level needed.

[/quote]

Hilarious!!! Just how many American car doors have you opened? I have two US vehicles and my doors open as good as any Japanese door LOL. They even have two detents so if I’m in tight space they will stay half open so I don’t put a dent in your precious Corolla’s high tech doors.

Like I’ve been saying…. Japanese and Korean car buyers will say the oddest things to justify sending money and jobs over-seas.

Hey America, I sold out my country to get the best the world has to offer in door-opening tactile, efficiency and stuff.

Whats next?

US cars suck because the fuel filler caps are not hypo-allergenic!

[Rt.66]

[quote=briansd1]About American cars, I forgot to mention that all you have to do to see the inferior quality is to open the door.

The door will swing out in a violent motion and there’s no way to gently open it to the level needed.

[/quote]

Hilarious!!! Just how many American car doors have you opened? I have two US vehicles and my doors open as good as any Japanese door LOL. They even have two detents so if I’m in tight space they will stay half open so I don’t put a dent in your precious Corolla’s high tech doors.

Like I’ve been saying…. Japanese and Korean car buyers will say the oddest things to justify sending money and jobs over-seas.

Hey America, I sold out my country to get the best the world has to offer in door-opening tactile, efficiency and stuff.

Whats next?

US cars suck because the fuel filler caps are not hypo-allergenic!

[paranoid]

jpinpb and those who started “buy america” 2 week ago: can you share with us your experience? I hope you guys have not cheated by saying one thing and doing another.

[paranoid]

jpinpb and those who started “buy america” 2 week ago: can you share with us your experience? I hope you guys have not cheated by saying one thing and doing another.

[paranoid]

jpinpb and those who started “buy america” 2 week ago: can you share with us your experience? I hope you guys have not cheated by saying one thing and doing another.

[paranoid]

jpinpb and those who started “buy america” 2 week ago: can you share with us your experience? I hope you guys have not cheated by saying one thing and doing another.

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