Posted 2009-06-14 9:01 PM (#106439 - in reply to #106434) Subject: RE: Something to ponder.
Elite Veteran
Posts: 781 Location: La Cygne, KS
I love it! So true and is the reason why I look at where items I purchase are made. We Try to buy american when ever possible, but it is getting very hard. Even Carhartts are now made in Mexico. It's a shame.
Posted 2009-06-15 11:40 AM (#106466 - in reply to #106453) Subject: RE: Something to ponder.
Elite Veteran
Posts: 714 Location: Minnesota
Originally written by Shari on 2009-06-15 9:33 AM
Isnt't that the TRUTH! We have sold our country to foreigners! Bought an American flag the other day it wasn't even made in America how sad.
Did you count the stars and stripes? A friend bought one those also. We didn't think it looked right so we counted the stars, there were 48! Also 15 stripes, not 13!
Posted 2009-06-18 9:45 AM (#106619 - in reply to #106434) Subject: RE: Something to ponder.
Veteran
Posts: 274 Location: MO in woods
So so true Gosh who sent or advised them go outa country with there companys for tax reasons and lower wages and now we have no JOBS.Gosh gee why cant people pay there bills???????But Big brother still allows big Companys still to get tax free everything and run out all mom n pop places into ground.If it aint made in USA and alot Wally world isnt we dont buy it....Sorry Levis,Maytag etc
Posted 2009-06-18 9:57 AM (#106620 - in reply to #106434) Subject: RE: Something to ponder.
Expert
Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
Levi's 501 Jeans use to be Made in USA, but most production of these pants moved to Mexico & Guatemala as of 2001.
2005
Maytag became the subject of a takeover battle between a private investment group in the United States. (Ripplewood), a three party group comprised of Blackstone, Baird and Haier Corporation, a Chinese appliance manufacturer, and the Whirlpool Corporation. On December 22, Maytag stockholders agreed to sell Maytag to Whirlpool, ending Maytag's 112-year history as an independent company.
2006
On March 31, Whirlpool Corp. completed its acquisition of Maytag and began integrating the two appliance companies.
2007
Clay Earl Jackson becomes the new Maytag repairman featured in advertising campaigns. During this year, Maytag also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Pastime washing machine by releasing the Centennial Washer and Dryer pair.
Levis and Maytag/Whirlpool both fall into the same category as the "CHINESE TIRES"....
Posted 2009-06-19 7:49 AM (#106652 - in reply to #106434) Subject: RE: Something to ponder.
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 474 Location: White Mills, Ky.
At Christmas, I tried to find toys at WalMart that were made in the USA. There were none!
Every day, HUGE ships from China pull into American ports loaded with goods bound for American retailers. And every day those ships return to China absolutelyempty. I could probably be a little more forgiving if the trade were a little more balanced. But foreign marketers only take our money, not our goods.
The only things they are buying from us are our companies and our real estate.
Worried about American jobs? Think twice before using the self scanning checkout at the grocery or sliding your card into the gas pump instead of going into the store. Every time you self-serve, another cashier's hours get cut.
Posted 2009-06-19 8:30 AM (#106658 - in reply to #106434) Subject: RE: Something to ponder.
Elite Veteran
Posts: 824 Location: Kansas
Somewhere on MSN last week there was a good article about things still made in America and for less. Wish I could remember some of the companies, but there were jeans, vehicles, quite a variety of items. They are there, but boy do you have to look hard. We are engineering our own death.
Posted 2009-06-20 9:17 PM (#106728 - in reply to #106434) Subject: RE: Something to ponder.
Location: KY
and still we refuse to fill up the Chinese ships with frozen paks of horse meat.....
as for me, I pick up an item, look at where it was made, and unless it is something I really really need, I put it back.....unless it was made in the USA
As difficult as it is, I am trying to do with less, mend more, make my own stuff......
Something to ponder.
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