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Make Americans Rethink maybe

olewoman — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:44:02 GMT

People need to go watch American Hero and Fury,Americans seem to just not care about their own country anymore they just seem content on supporting companies who sell out to China or make their products in china,my husband 3 wars and 28 years military,Why are our kids fighting and dying for Americans who have kids and grandkids will not go and serve our country but they sure want the freedom to buy China made products.

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MissBetsyW — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:25:34 GMT

Very well put - I agree with you.

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Teacups — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:29:45 GMT

I totally agree.....I try to buy American...not easy...I really watch dog treat and foods that are from China.

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HappyDaze — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:32:33 GMT

I am really trying to make this a priority these days. I want to support American workers as best I can, even if it means paying a bit more for the items.

And I never buy any dog treats or food from China but that is for a different reason (health concerns).

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Snow Owl — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:06:24 GMT

On a news program my husband was watching, they said more jobs may be coming back to America. Due to rising prices and having to pay higher wages, it will no longer be cost effective and some will be bringing the jobs home. I really hope this is true.

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Goldengate8361 — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:08:36 GMT

Is that a documentary or a movie?

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Mom2Dogs — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:21:00 GMT

Our financial advisor said just wait...a lot of those overseas jobs will come back.....

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bluebellePA — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:22:39 GMT

I agree with you too. I will not buy any type of food from China and try to buy American products. It is definitely not easy and is unfortunately not a luxury that everyone can afford to do. Shoes, sunglasses, furniture, lightbulbs....everything is made overseas. Resale shops sell a lot of American made clothes. It's a testament to how well they are made. Even after use by someone else, the clothing is still better made than anything you can find in stores today.

I have also heard that more companies are coming back to America. Not because they are patriotic but because they are losing money. Shipping manufacturing jobs to China and Information Technology jobs to India has made their economies boom. In the process, it has helped to destroy the middle class. Now many people have to take minimum wage jobs or work 2 jobs just to make ends meet. Let's hope that things slowly turn around so that our children can have some degree of security in their futures.

Two interesting websites: http://madeinusachallenge.com/made-in-america-master-list/ amd http://www.americansworking.com/ . if you Google "Companies Made in America" you will find some others.

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Luvtoshopathome — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:25:35 GMT

I totally agree with you and try to buy everything I can made in America. Another thing that really annoys me is all these large companies outsourcing to China, India, Asia, etc. it seems whenever I call a large company like ATT, I always get CS inn different countries. Why can't we give Americans these jobs? No, it's better to outsource and then have so many homeless and unemployed people in our own country. It's truly disgraceful and a shame.

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Porcelain — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:33:14 GMT

If I'm going to buy a product from Asia, I try to get the item direct from there. Why pay an American middleman or an international conglomerate like Walmart? The only downside is that shipping often takes as long as a month. I buy locally made products as much as possible.

In America we really need to develop new industries that don't rely on manufacturing. I believe we can do much better than just factory and retail and hospitality jobs if we put our genius brains to work on it.

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suzyQ3 — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 02:47:14 GMT

This is a political tirade that you've posted many times, OP, which is, I guess, your right, although not allowed by QVC standards that specifically prohibit political and/or controversial topics.

You ask, "Why are our kids fighting and dying for Americans who have kids and grandkids will not go and serve our country but they sure want the freedom to buy China made products"

I'm not even sure what you're saying here, but I personally do want the freedom to buy products from any country, as long as doing so is not illegal.

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millieshops — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:09:03 GMT

On 1/18/2015 suzyQ3 said:
This is a political tirade that you've posted many times, OP, which is, I guess, your right, although not allowed by QVC standards that specifically prohibit political and/or controversial topics.

You ask, "Why are our kids fighting and dying for Americans who have kids and grandkids will not go and serve our country but they sure want the freedom to buy China made products"

I'm not even sure what you're saying here, but I personally do want the freedom to buy products from any country, as long as doing so is not illegal.

That freedom - plus no one going on these tirades ever talks about how many jobs would be lot if we didn't SELL to China. Seems to me if we set out to erect trade barriers they will also and then we won't have new jobs coming back, just jobs being filled by people already working with companies selling in China.

And some prices will go up! Before there were the companies outsourcing, clothing was much more expensive than it is now in many cases and incomes were much less, so really it was much, much more.

We need balance, not close off.

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!FitChick! — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:21:04 GMT

I'm not sure a lot of people have a grasp of what generations ahead of us went thru to get a 8 hour work day, a living wage, and safe working conditions. My relatives are all from Northeastern Minnesota working in some way in the taconite mines. I am opening myself up to all kinds of commentary about unions, workers rights, ect, but you need to understand where the country was before you can move ahead and not have history repeat itself.

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Teacups — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:27:52 GMT

On 1/18/2015 suzyQ3 said:
This is a political tirade that you've posted many times, OP, which is, I guess, your right, although not allowed by QVC standards that specifically prohibit political and/or controversial topics.

You ask, "Why are our kids fighting and dying for Americans who have kids and grandkids will not go and serve our country but they sure want the freedom to buy China made products"

I'm not even sure what you're saying here, but I personally do want the freedom to buy products from any country, as long as doing so is not illegal.

She is saying you have the right to buy from anywhere because our kids are fighting. Everyone I know is for more American made products. Wise up.

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suzyQ3 — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:35:22 GMT

On 1/18/2015 Teacups said:
On 1/18/2015 suzyQ3 said:
This is a political tirade that you've posted many times, OP, which is, I guess, your right, although not allowed by QVC standards that specifically prohibit political and/or controversial topics.

You ask, "Why are our kids fighting and dying for Americans who have kids and grandkids will not go and serve our country but they sure want the freedom to buy China made products"

I'm not even sure what you're saying here, but I personally do want the freedom to buy products from any country, as long as doing so is not illegal.

She is saying you have the right to buy from anywhere because our kids are fighting. Everyone I know is for more American made products. Wise up.

No. It's nonsensical to equate our current wars with the freedom to buy products in China. We fight wars for a variety of reasons, some of which may have to do with protecting our freedoms, while some are for other reasons. Simplistic notions are for bumper stickers.

And I said nothing about wanting or not wanting more American-made products. I simply said that I want the freedom to buy from those countries with which we do business, and I don't think there is anything evil about that. In fact, the country of origin is not the only who who profits; so do all those here who are involved in the chain.

YMMV.

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suzyQ3 — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:40:04 GMT

On 1/18/2015 !FitChick! said:
I'm not sure a lot of people have a grasp of what generations ahead of us went thru to get a 8 hour work day, a living wage, and safe working conditions. My relatives are all from Northeastern Minnesota working in some way in the taconite mines. I am opening myself up to all kinds of commentary about unions, workers rights, ect, but you need to understand where the country was before you can move ahead and not have history repeat itself.

I'll always high-five anyone who appreciates the history of labor in this country and who worries about losing those hard-won battles of the past.

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:45:30 GMT

On 1/18/2015 Snow Owl said:
On a news program my husband was watching, they said more jobs may be coming back to America. Due to rising prices and having to pay higher wages, it will no longer be cost effective and some will be bringing the jobs home. I really hope this is true.

I saw the same program and it was very encouraging!

FYI, the ABC Nightly News with David Muir has ongoing segments called MADE IN AMERICA and highlights American companies .... they go visit the workers and businesses and by the end of each segment, there's another American product you can look for when shopping!

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sidsmom — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 04:09:43 GMT

The OP has good points, though....

-) The recommended film was probably manufactured overseas
-) The TV/DVD to watch the film, was probably manufacured overseas
-) The computer the OP is writing this on was probably manufactured overseas
-) On and on and on

Our world today is very, very small. Unless you're 100% off the grid, living in a cave, hunting/gathering your own food/drink & wearing a loin cloth, there's a greater than zero chance the one complaining about overseas production, is still contributing to said problem. It's unavoidable.