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Originally Posted by Sightseek
This election season has brought about a lot of finger pointing about where we are as a Country and how can it all be changed so that we can recover and continue to grow. The Hostess thread has a few comments about the effect of outsourced jobs and suggestions on how it can be reined in, but I was wondering how much thought/effort most people put into their own consumerism.
Do you buy local and/or Made in America?
DID YOU KNOW?
If we purchased 1% more in made in USA products, it would create 250,000 new jobs.
For every dollar spent on a Made in USA product, that same dollar generates another $1.40 in revenue. It's called the Multiplier Effect. http://www.themadeinamericamovement.com/ |
I think made in America products are generally better than most of that crap made elsewhere also, but I think it will take some major media campaign to ween the public off that stuff. I think a lot of the Wal-Mart crowd probably doesn't read, but they watch TV, so maybe they can be educated?