For those of you who blame
President Bush for the economy being bad and Jobs going to other countries
maybe you should take a look in the mirror and in your neighborhood to see the
real people responsible. The American consumers and companies wanting huge
profits are the people responsible for the economy and jobs more than the
President.
What do we look for when we
purchase something?
Do we look for American made
products?
Do we buy from locally owned
companies?
Do we look for the best
price?
Do we look for the best
quality?
We have had several locally
owned manufacturing companies close their doors here because they had to cut
their expenses.
Why did they need to cut their
expenses?
Because American
stores Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target and others would not buy their products
because they were too expensive. They had to move their companies to other
countries where they could hire people for lower wages so their product was
cheap enough to sell in American stores.
Is this because American
consumers want the cheapest prices?
Or because American stores want
more profit?
When Sam Walton was still
running Wal-Mart they advertised and were proud to sell American made
products. These days you have a difficult time finding a product that is made
in America being sold in American stores. A lot of stores in American are
actually owned or partially owned by foreign investors. So even if they sell
American made products part of your money could be going to other countries.
Of the last 10 products you
purchased
How many were MADE IN
AMERICA?
How many were purchased in
AMERICAN OWNED STORES?
I admit I have bought foreign
products in the past but have been trying and plan to continue to support
American companies as much as possible in the future.
Todd 
