Do you buy American-made products?

TXgolfer said:
Everyone except my daughter is getting one of my copper fountains. Hope they don't sell them as scrap metal. :lol:
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what does your copper fountain looks like?
 
Jiro said:
what does your copper fountain looks like?
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Several different designs. I will post pics soon.....hopefully Mostly it is copper tubing with holes drilled....water drips onto three levels of slate.
 
TXgolfer said:
Several different designs. I will post pics soon.....hopefully Mostly it is copper tubing with holes drilled....water drips onto three levels of slate.
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sweet. please do post it. I've got a thing for copper and steampunk style.
 
Hmmm, once I was encouraged to set up a small aluminum casting business. It isn't difficult and the profits are tidy.
I am starting to babble now. :giggle:
 
TXgolfer said:
Several different designs. I will post pics soon.....hopefully Mostly it is copper tubing with holes drilled....water drips onto three levels of slate.
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Would love to see these. Are they for indoor or outdoor use?
 
It's sad, nobody buy TTY which is 100% made in USA. While you support Sorenson products that made in Taiwan/South Korea.

Even you brought laptop or desktop, to use relay service, which made in China.

It seem like Deaf are support Asian while they have poorest deaf access. :)
 
It would be nice to walk into a store and not have to check every item to see if it is made in USA. Walmart used to be like that but not anymore. Sam Walton is rolling in his grave.
 
I saw the news report about buying American. I found it to be misleading. Even if you can create the jobs you have to sustain the buying power, otherwise, those workers will eventually be laid off.

The fact of the matter is, the world is better off with a global economy. The problem is, the division of wealth within countries not the global economy itself. If Mexico paid it's workers better they could buy American products, but they can't at the current wages.

Eventually, as those countries do pay workers more there will be more people to buy American products.
 
VacationGuy234 said:
I saw the news report about buying American. I found it to be misleading. Even if you can create the jobs you have to sustain the buying power, otherwise, those workers will eventually be laid off.

The fact of the matter is, the world is better off with a global economy. The problem is, the division of wealth within countries not the global economy itself. If Mexico paid it's workers better they could buy American products, but they can't at the current wages.

Eventually, as those countries do pay workers more there will be more people to buy American products.
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exactly why I have no problem with companies like oil companies making lucrative profits.

btw - what's a global economy?
 
VacationGuy234 said:
I saw the news report about buying American. I found it to be misleading. Even if you can create the jobs you have to sustain the buying power, otherwise, those workers will eventually be laid off.

The fact of the matter is, the world is better off with a global economy. The problem is, the division of wealth within countries not the global economy itself. If Mexico paid it's workers better they could buy American products, but they can't at the current wages.

Eventually, as those countries do pay workers more there will be more people to buy American products.
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The world is better off with a global economy?
Okayyyy....
 
Jiro said:
exactly why I have no problem with companies like oil companies making lucrative profits.
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Yep, they are fined a maximum of $25,000 a day but make millions in profit, so there is no incentive to clean up.
 
Beowulf said:
Yep, they are fined a maximum of $25,000 a day but make millions in profit, so there is no incentive to clean up.
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yea oh well shit happens but still minuscule compared to environmental damage caused by military/government facilities
 
Buffalo said:
It would be nice to walk into a store and not have to check every item to see if it is made in USA. Walmart used to be like that but not anymore. Sam Walton is rolling in his grave.
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Yes, exactly what I was thinking. I was there not long ago looking for new dishwash rags and towels. I checked the tags and saw, India, Pakistan and China, repeat...I went home empty handed.
 
VacationGuy234 said:
I saw the news report about buying American. I found it to be misleading. Even if you can create the jobs you have to sustain the buying power, otherwise, those workers will eventually be laid off.

The fact of the matter is, the world is better off with a global economy. The problem is, the division of wealth within countries not the global economy itself. If Mexico paid it's workers better they could buy American products, but they can't at the current wages.

Eventually, as those countries do pay workers more there will be more people to buy American products.
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Basically I agree with you here, on a macro scale, but considering the tough times people are having, I really want to put my money into local businesses, as far as possible.

I split my time between the Outer Banks of No. Carolina and up in northern Virgina. Folks in the OBX are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Irene in late August. I did as much of my Christmas shopping as possible down there, buying yarn (of course!), and books and locally-made candy and nuts and items from the "recycled" store where they make neat items out of recycled fabrics. Bought myself a beautiful woven scarf, and a couple other things.

In total, that was a drop in the bucket of what might be needed, but at least my few hundred dollars are circulating in a local economy that desperately needs a boost.
 
Whenever I sell at Pet CO or PetMart, I see a lot of American products there. MOstly dog treats and dog food.
 
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