Buy American…A True Story to Share.
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This may seem like a funny story, but I was so surprised by what I discovered, that I had to share it with you.
When I think of the job situation in this country, I can't help but think this helps in some small way. I don't know how many households there are in the U.S. but if these were the only things we bought think of the impact....
A Lady wrote, will call her America’s housewife…
This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled "Everyday Value." I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand, but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA.
So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here - from a company in Cleveland OH!
So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets.....yep you guessed it Bounce was more money and made in Canada, the Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!
So let us thank America’s Housewife for bring this to our attention….
My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA –
The job you save may be your own or your neighbors!
If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Besides, you might save a little green in the process.
The old saying still applies…A dollar saved is a dollar earned!!!!!
We should have awakened a decade ago......lets get with the program.... help our fellow Americans keep their jobs...and create more jobs here in the U.S.A.
ARE YOU READY...
For more information email me at successcoach@rallierallis.com
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Buy British/Japanese/Brazilian/Chinese!
Hi All,
Not everybody is based in the US! I'm based in the UK, so I might say, "Buy British!" - if only we had more of a manufacturing industry...!
And I very much get the sentiment.
There are many good reasons for buying 'local', including supporting local jobs & economy, having less impact on the environment, and so on.
For a country as big as the USA, and with its federated structure of States, I wonder if the logical conclusion is to try and buy stuff made only in your State?
From what I understand, trade may be more interdependent in Europe, so if we focused our purchasing on local products & services, then those consumers in other countries who used to buy goods & services from around my locality will stop doing this... this drop may well be bigger than the extra sales that come from 'buying local' - after all, there are generally more people outside of my locality than inside it.
And what if the products and services available locally are more expensive and/or less 'fit for purpose' than those available from further afield? The way to help local businesses and at the same time look after my own financial resources, is to help local business get better - with feedback, with suggestions, with challenges, with training, and so on.
It seems to me that the state of trade these days is more complex than it ever used to be, and maybe that means we need solutions that are at least as complex... I don't know... I tend to like simplicity myself, but only enough simplicity to enable the desired outcome to come about... no simpler...
I'm sure these same issues apply directly to network marketing and MLM too. For example, should I stop buying MLM-based goods & services from a US-based provider in order to get it locally - the Internet makes this very practical now - or should I stick with the supplier I have the best relationship with?
What do others think?
It's an interesting thread - thanks for posting it!
Cheers
Martin
Great Comment
Martin
Thanks for you in depth comments.
You are absolute correct. State of trade is more complex today. All counties rely on products from around the world, so buying everything made in our countries is not always possible or desirable. There will away be a demand in the USA for UK built cars, as an example.
We have a mutual interest in the world economy, and world trade is a major component of that. So when our Government says Buy American that will never be possible for everything we consume.
I live in California, and we buy cars built in other States because the auto manufacture closed their manufacturing plants here years ago. Textiles have come from the East Coast. So we will never be able to buy everything we want and need in the state we live.
We have become interdependent on each other, so each county will need to capitalize on the talents of its people and proper use of its resources in order to keep people employed.