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Originally Posted by donfey
Absolutely true. WE, The People, have to LOOK for American products, perhaps do a bit of research, and ask retailers to display and sell "Made in America" products.
Cost more? Of course. So the question becomes "how important is it, TO YOU?"
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A while back, I found myself in need of a new set of drill bits. Off to Home Depot, Lowes, Ace - all made in Chine. On to the internet. First hit was a company in Chicago that made the bits here in the US - but they were bought by a huge Chinese conglomerate, so scratch them off the list. Finally hit on Champion Cutting Tools. US owned company, work done in the US. I don't know where they get their steel, but I am betting they go for quality over price at least. The interesting thing is that they really were not much more than what I would have paid at Lowes or the other stores, if they stocked them - I ended up using Amazon.