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Originally Posted by mrdills
Not to cause any problems but I think if you look at he stuff you buy it sure isn't made in the USA, don't get me wrong but almost all the stuff you buy is made in China or India. China ownes alot of our debts. I love this country but thats the way our government is doing things now. Look at our large car companies like GM and Chrystler they are build and selling lost of cars overseas and our monies are going there.
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I own part of an international logistics company and am constantly surprised at people's misconception about what is made in America. Getting a made in America label does not mean what it used to. Many American cars are made wholly or in part in Canada and Mexico using specific programs set up between our Governments just for that purpose. On the other hand, many of the Japanese cars are made 100% right here in the good old USA. You have more of a chance getting a 100% made in USA car by buying a Japanese car than you do a US car.
Just recently there was a segment on a TV news show where they removed everything in a couple's home that was not made in the USA. Guess what? When the couple came home their house was empty. After an exhaustive search to find products that did not have foreign components in them, they were left with just a coffee machine. No TV or furniture.
Too many people think that if a company buys three parts in China and then screws them together in a US plant, labels it made in America, it is American made. Then they talk about jobs and money lost by importing goods but have no idea of the number of jobs created in the international transportation industry. Truckers, warehousers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, bonding companies, logistics companies, terminal operators, equipment operators and the list goes on and one. Most Americans are in the dark about international trade and transportation. I know because I have been a licensed Customs House Broker my whole adult life and never ran into one person who knew what that was.