So my post wasn't about 'hysteria'. My post is simply asking questions.
Just because something is questioned does not mean he or she is pulling the fire alarm or screaming "fire"!
Several here have said, "we did it to ourselves" and I totally agree.
Our leaders pose so many taxes on businesses, it has been cheaper to just move their companies to other countries and import them here.
As with every single thing....it's all about the bottom line.
Everyone wants things cheap. Well, people expect to get paid more when they work in this country....understandable.
But the American public will/would have to understand they must be willing to pay more for something.
We've gotten so used to the old 'use it and trash it and get new' that our consumption is unbelievable!
It's kinda like a dog chasing his tail...running in circles.
Until we are willing to pay a little more for products and have them produced in this country, nothing is going to change.
So, to reiterate, I certainly wasn't pulling the fire alarm. I think the American public needs to make changes in our lives. Maybe being happier with a little less and living more within our means.
That was a phrase my Grandma used to say. She'd say, "You need to learn to live within your means".
I'm sure many of you feel that way or have heard that phrase be used.
I don't own a credit card. I only use debit cards. When you do that, you you realize the money comes out immediately....
It does make a difference. I heard some enormous amount (in the trillions) Americans owe on credit card debt.
I realize I've actually gone off topic...perhaps. However, I see it as maybe buying less, making our money go further so we will have the money to buy items made here in the US, even if it costs a little more.
It will all start when our leaders reduce the taxes put upon companies to lure them back to manufacturing in this country.
Then the good old American way will set itself upright and ...... once again....we can see those glorious words..."Made in America". Yea! Three beautiful words.
