Thursday, October 27, 2011

Buy American

Do you want to help create jobs in the US?  Refuse to purchase products not made in the USA.
The next time you go shopping, check the made in label on each item you consider.  If it does not say USA, don’t buy it. Find and purchase an item that is made in the USA.  If you cannot find one, complain to the store management.
Only through consistent consumer action will retailers get the message.  As retailers start demanding US made products from their suppliers, US manufacturers will start ramping up production to meet the demand.

Now there will be a cost. US made products will cost more in most cases.  However, the increase in US employment will help with all of those pesky government costs like unemployment insurance, the deficit, food stamps, and Medi-Cal (Medicaid).  As more are employed, the use of these programs will go down and so will the cost.
Also, how many of you have called a customer service line and been connected to a call center in India, China, The Philippines, Mexico, etc?  Demand that the companies you deal with connect you to a representative in the United States.

Only when consumers start demanding it will the corporations start providing it.