Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Three Cheers again for ABC World News "Made in America" series.

Last night, Diane Sawyer ran another segment in her "Made in America" series and investigated the source for many campaign products being sold by the Republican presidential candidates. Click the link HERE to see the video. This segment revealed that less than half of the announced candidates were using campaign t-shirts that were "Made in America". Michelle Bachmann and Mitt Romney were the only two who had shirts that carried the "Made in America" label. Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain both used t-shirts Made in Honduras and Ron Paul's were Made in El Salvador. To make matters worse, while Cain and Gingrich claimed ignorance and feigned embarrassment over where their shirts were made, Ron Paul took the opposite approach: “No, I wasn’t aware of it… but I wouldn’t change it. I would argue the case that the market should determine it.”

So it is that Ron Paul sees no difference between American business competing against each other and competing against low income countries that often subsidize manufacturing.  

Free Trade is a great concept to foster competition among American businesses. When a foreign government like China builds entire cities around manufacturing complexes that house the work staff and pays then pennies per hour wages, that is not Free Trade. As far as my Tariff idea (in my previous post) sounding more like the AFL-CIO, as one reader commented, I have nothing against unions and manufacturing that employs union workers. Trade unions have done a great job keeping their skills alive. As far as politics goes, there are Republicans and then there are assholes like Ron Paul who call themselves Republicans. Ron Paul makes me believe he would contract out the defense of our country the same way Wal-Mart and Sears finds suppliers, to the lowest bidder, no matter where they are.
One last comment in this ABC News series mentioned that Barack Hussein Obama's campaign was also selling Made in America t-shirts. Too bad Obama has to hold so many anti-American ideas and thinks so highly of those Islamic countries he has visited. And too bad the rest of the Democratic Party is only in favor of the pro-Democrat unions and has heaped so much Federal aid on the cities that have significant Democrat voters.
I often hold a contemptuous view of the slanted coverage on our mainstream news media but this series on ABC World News deserves heaps of praise. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

  


 

1 comment:

  1. AUGUST 1ST to SEPTEMBER 1st, 2011

    Well over 50 yrs. ago I knew a lady who would not buy Christmas gifts if they were made in China. Her daughter will recognize her in the following.

    Did y'all see Diane Sawyer's special report a few weeks ago? They removed ALL items from a typical, middle class family's home that were not made in the USA.

    There was hardly anything left besides the kitchen sink. Literally. During the special they showed truckloads of items - USA made - being brought in to replace everything and talked about how to find these items and the difference in price etc...
    http://abcnews.go.com/WN/MadeInAmerica/


    It was interesting that Diane said if every American spent just $64 more than normal on USA made items this year, it would create something like 200,000 new jobs!

    I WAS BUYING FOOD THE OTHER DAY AT WALMART and ON THE LABEL OF SOME PRODUCTS IT SAID 'FROM CHINA '

    FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF THE MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '

    I WAS SHOCKED SO FOR A FEW MORE CENTS I BOUGHT THE LIBERTY GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE SINCE IT'S FROM CALIF.

    Are we Americans as dumb as we appear --- or --- is it that we just do not think. The Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior and even toxic products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in American markets.

    70% of Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.

    Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges? DO IT YOURSELF, AMERICA !!

    Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.

    Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs, use real ones and benefit some American farmer. Easter is just an example. The point is do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control on your own.

    THINK ABOUT THIS: If 200 million Americans each refuse to buy just $20 of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast!!

    Most of the people who have been reading about this matter are planning on implementing this on Aug. 1st and continue it until Sept. 1st. That is only one month of trading losses, but it will hit the Chinese for 1/12th of the total, or 8%, of their American exports. Then they might have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness were worth it.

    Remember, August 1st to Sept. 1st !!!!!! START NOW.

    Send this to everybody you know.. Let's show them that we are Americans and NOBODY can take us for granted.

    If we can't live without cheap Chinese goods for one month out of our lives, WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET!

    Pass it on, America ....

    Instead of doing it for just ONE month - why not try to do it all the time?

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