Is anything made in the U.S.A. anymore? You’d be surprised

[ucodegen]

I also in 2007 or so bought a very nice handcart (“dolly”) from Home Despot that was made in Milwaukee. Sure it was more expensive than the Chinese ones next to it but the bombproof construction shone out even from the store rack. Much sturdier.

For the smaller consumer-type goods, clothing, towels, dishes etc good luck. Most of this seems to have been offshored.

I am finding that it is best to ‘inspect’ the goods these days. I have seen crap from US manufactures as well as good quality. Likewise, I have seen crap from Chinese as well as surprising good quality. I think it is tied to who is running the company and if they are an MBA type… going for the cheapest costs.

[scaredyclassic]

i d rathe rnot buy anything. NOTHING. i dont need a dmane dthing. nothing. except this chaiir. and this lamp…but that’s it. except for this ashtray

[scaredyclassic]

i d rathe rnot buy anything. NOTHING. i dont need a dmane dthing. nothing. except this chaiir. and this lamp…but that’s it. except for this ashtray

[scaredyclassic]

i d rathe rnot buy anything. NOTHING. i dont need a dmane dthing. nothing. except this chaiir. and this lamp…but that’s it. except for this ashtray

[scaredyclassic]

i d rathe rnot buy anything. NOTHING. i dont need a dmane dthing. nothing. except this chaiir. and this lamp…but that’s it. except for this ashtray

[scaredyclassic]

i d rathe rnot buy anything. NOTHING. i dont need a dmane dthing. nothing. except this chaiir. and this lamp…but that’s it. except for this ashtray

[partypup]

Sure, we export a lot – but not enough to cover our appetite for imports. This article seems to focus on absolute – not relative – export size.

If our country were the size of France with a population roughly that size and 1/4 of our current debt, these stats would be impressive.

But trying to carry 300 million+ people and $11 trillion of debt on the manufacturing capacity outlined in this article just seems laughable.

This would have impressed me, oh, say before Dubya came to office and got the debt machine cranking in earnest. But 2 wars and a gazillion bailouts later, these numbers are quite underwhelming.

Reminds me of people I used to run into in LA at parties: they make 350K a year, live in Malibu and impress their friends and neighbors. But what they don’t tell you is that spend most of their money on cars and vacations, and they’ve got an ARM on their house.

[partypup]

Sure, we export a lot – but not enough to cover our appetite for imports. This article seems to focus on absolute – not relative – export size.

If our country were the size of France with a population roughly that size and 1/4 of our current debt, these stats would be impressive.

But trying to carry 300 million+ people and $11 trillion of debt on the manufacturing capacity outlined in this article just seems laughable.

This would have impressed me, oh, say before Dubya came to office and got the debt machine cranking in earnest. But 2 wars and a gazillion bailouts later, these numbers are quite underwhelming.

Reminds me of people I used to run into in LA at parties: they make 350K a year, live in Malibu and impress their friends and neighbors. But what they don’t tell you is that spend most of their money on cars and vacations, and they’ve got an ARM on their house.

[partypup]

Sure, we export a lot – but not enough to cover our appetite for imports. This article seems to focus on absolute – not relative – export size.

If our country were the size of France with a population roughly that size and 1/4 of our current debt, these stats would be impressive.

But trying to carry 300 million+ people and $11 trillion of debt on the manufacturing capacity outlined in this article just seems laughable.

This would have impressed me, oh, say before Dubya came to office and got the debt machine cranking in earnest. But 2 wars and a gazillion bailouts later, these numbers are quite underwhelming.

Reminds me of people I used to run into in LA at parties: they make 350K a year, live in Malibu and impress their friends and neighbors. But what they don’t tell you is that spend most of their money on cars and vacations, and they’ve got an ARM on their house.

[partypup]

Sure, we export a lot – but not enough to cover our appetite for imports. This article seems to focus on absolute – not relative – export size.

If our country were the size of France with a population roughly that size and 1/4 of our current debt, these stats would be impressive.

But trying to carry 300 million+ people and $11 trillion of debt on the manufacturing capacity outlined in this article just seems laughable.

This would have impressed me, oh, say before Dubya came to office and got the debt machine cranking in earnest. But 2 wars and a gazillion bailouts later, these numbers are quite underwhelming.

Reminds me of people I used to run into in LA at parties: they make 350K a year, live in Malibu and impress their friends and neighbors. But what they don’t tell you is that spend most of their money on cars and vacations, and they’ve got an ARM on their house.

[partypup]

Sure, we export a lot – but not enough to cover our appetite for imports. This article seems to focus on absolute – not relative – export size.

If our country were the size of France with a population roughly that size and 1/4 of our current debt, these stats would be impressive.

But trying to carry 300 million+ people and $11 trillion of debt on the manufacturing capacity outlined in this article just seems laughable.

This would have impressed me, oh, say before Dubya came to office and got the debt machine cranking in earnest. But 2 wars and a gazillion bailouts later, these numbers are quite underwhelming.

Reminds me of people I used to run into in LA at parties: they make 350K a year, live in Malibu and impress their friends and neighbors. But what they don’t tell you is that spend most of their money on cars and vacations, and they’ve got an ARM on their house.

[masayako]

I usually don’t buy expensive stuff (US made or not) because I don’t like depreciation. I buy things that appreciate in value, like stocks, vintage guitars/amps, gold etc… 🙂

[masayako]

I usually don’t buy expensive stuff (US made or not) because I don’t like depreciation. I buy things that appreciate in value, like stocks, vintage guitars/amps, gold etc… 🙂

[masayako]

I usually don’t buy expensive stuff (US made or not) because I don’t like depreciation. I buy things that appreciate in value, like stocks, vintage guitars/amps, gold etc… 🙂

[masayako]

I usually don’t buy expensive stuff (US made or not) because I don’t like depreciation. I buy things that appreciate in value, like stocks, vintage guitars/amps, gold etc… 🙂

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