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Buying American supports U.S. workers
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- Date Jul 4, 2011
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I -- fourth of July as you know and that -- reason enough to inspire you to go out and bison products that are made right here in the US today here is another one buying American made can boost our economy that's -- the founder of -- in USA forever dot com Todd.
Lipscomb says he has a new book out called remade in the USA.
How we can restore jobs retool manufacturing and compete with the world top nice to see it's nice to see Clinton.
It's difficult though right to find products that are made in the USA you have to know where to look and oftentimes were sort of duped in the products we do fine.
They may say made in the USA they might not be.
-- cited people problem is as it turns out it should be beat because actually it's -- so many retailers are importing products in mass that.
-- stigma of foreign products -- dropped unfortunately.
I really wish we are buying more made in America products could be a lot better for our -- Me and our country obviously is in debt big tide yes it feature that's just went out and bought a few more items that were made in the US say how much of an impact -- that -- would.
We each vote every time we purchase something and we would completely.
Yes.
Surely -- played millions of more people because the economic multiple player -- -- in the Asian economies have not forgotten that manufactures importance.
We have to remember it too we need to push it here in the United States against Washington needs to stand up and make decisions.
Business needs to remember there are Americans and we consumers are the ones ultimately have the power outsold the -- -- a -- intro here here's an example take a look at these -- -- are these American James I don't know take a look.
Wrangler Levi's and leave the -- you'd think all these are all American blue jeans but it turns out.
But not the case absolutely these three companies have also this out but there are awesome blue -- makers that are family -- still making it here in the US -- out of American cotton.
Like Texas -- rounds house -- they're doing awesome things right here in the United States and the prices are are very similar even cheaper.
Then some of these major brands what are some of -- that companies that are -- here in the US say some of the big brands that we need to make sure we're fine.
Well some the big auto -- still do a lot here that we have to be careful we're not buying an import from them -- and you can find a lot of the food companies are still making a lot here to.
And you if you particularly careful yes always right we have examples of this take a look at this you'd think that these are all made in America but these -- -- These are all made in America these -- made in America yes you.
All made in America -- slinky proof.
And some other Green -- right absolutely -- -- doing great things here in the states.
You may remember Clayton a couple years ago 83 million toys from China were recalled because lead -- right so let.
What are some of the companies that we don't need to buy from that -- -- say that but they're not American made.
-- hardly anything here for example of Mattel what are some some other ones.
Oh gosh -- our price for being absolutely yes you're absolutely correct.
You know we go and look at with a major retailers -- concede that.
The vast majority of them.
Are carrying mostly products that are import it.
It's also interesting a -- -- -- because he actually has fully American meat company on the back of the iPad -- these guys at CES and they were so proud to tell me that it -- he needled trees like him in the -- that very similar 100% made in the USA.
-- -- very proud of that movement and its difficulties that we we wanna get that message out there is it what did you finding it difficult for American companies to get the message out that Hayward make -- all here we're employing people here in the United States.
It is difficult -- but we're helping get the word out and folks more and more every they're looking -- -- USA -- that comment when -- get your friend's company on their tail.
Yeah and.
People from every type of background it's awesome are coming to the conclusion that we need to buy more American we need to do something about our economy ourselves -- we -- need to get your website and see which companies are here in the USA to improve our economy and that is.
Made in the USA forever.
Dot com correct made in USA forever that -- I think again then on seven.
Appreciate it.
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