X2 what she said!

Good thing you looked...they expect consumers to just "take their word".....you really have to pay attention...hope you find some good made in america shoes......

When I was serious about running honestly preferred the US made "New Balance" shoes.

Think they are still the only US made running shoes - Think they still are good shoes - Used to be real spendy & they probably still are.

Here ya go, this will make ya feel safe the next time you fly somewhere...........Quite a bit of the parts in Commercial Aircraft have been "Out Sourced" to other countrys because of the cost to manufacture here. Now the problem we have here is the people that are making the parts, in other countries, that are installed on our Commercial Aircraft cannot read our Blue Prints, so they have to color code the prints just so the part can get make. The Prime Contractor....Boeing etc...has a Quality Rep located at these plants to help with the Mfg. process, but is only one person, and cannot witness the Mfg of every part. In America Aerospace Manufacture Employees are making $30.00 an hour, in Mexico the Employee is making $10.00 a day. That savings on the Out sources parts goes into the Prime Contractors Pocket. Let me tell you another thing.....Prime Contractors (Boeing, Lockheed Martin, etc) only care about ON TIME DELIVERY, and the hell with Quality.
Now if there is anyone out there that would like to discuss this matter, and the correctiveness of what I say please respond. I spend many years in a position to know.
Dragon
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Yep, when I was a machine operator I lost my job I had making transmission parts to China. And before that it was ONLY made in the USA.

Amazin g how many things there are being out sourced nowadays,,,, even alot of our food comes from somewhere else

Its only going get worse. We owe so much money to china right now its pitiful

We're finished buying things. I figure at 63 years of age I shouldn't have to buy anymore clothes over the next 20 years or so. I've gotta enough T-shirts to last 100 years anyway and jeans only get more valuable as the years go by. We're not into gadgets and we have our furniture, bed linens, towels, etc. It's the last motorcycle we're going to buy and while there are foreign made products in Harleys, I don't think any of them are made in China.

The real problem/issue: One can't be sure what the government buys from China and passes on to us in other ways. But yeah, we don't buy Chinese goods and just to make sure we're not going to buy anything from now on. LOL

Peace

Recently bought some hiking boots "caterpillar" brand,at Sears,made in bangladesh..LOL..the slave/sweat shops are scattered all over the world it aint just China,the reasons for it fairly obvious,the solutions fairly simple,the need & desire to do whats necessary doubtful?
I agree wholeheartedly buy American,its a great starting point !!

Amazing!

New Balance still has a factory and a real factory outlet in Lawrence Ma. near where I live. Still you need to be careful as only the high end stuff is still made here in Ma. and they carry all there lines at the outlet. I’m due to make a trip there shortly and the goal is to only buy only a pair of US made sneakers. I let you all know the outcome when I go.
It just takes a little looking and hunting but you can find some US made products. In the last year I’ve replaced my leather riding jacket with one made in the US and locally too (due to the poor workmanship of the old one) along with my work boots Chippewa’s (you have to be careful there too as not all are made in the US). So the products exist but not at the box stores.

Mike, I don't blame you for being PO'd, more of us should me.

Dragon's right. And that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. And like the Titanic, this country is slipping farther and farther under the surface. We're all drowning, we just may not know it yet. If ya'll think the economy will improve for us, as long as the manufacturer's keep shipping jobs abroad, then you need a reality check. They say the job market is improving, but do you want to know where? The service industry. Hotel, restaurant, and medical
service jobs. This country wasn't made the giant it once was, by waiting tables...feel me? And speaking as someone with a direct link to the service industry, I've got nothing against making a living that way, OK? It's just not going to bring us out of this economic funk. Only BIG employers with BIG contracts and lots of jobs can help us to do that. And manufacturing is one of the biggest. Should we depend on these BIG companies to rescue us? NO! That's not the answer either. That dependancy is also why we're in the shape that we're in. But what we do need to do, is diversify, and spread our "talents" as far and as wide as they'll go. But NOT by outsourcing work that can be done without breaking the bank, right here in the good ole' USA.
AND, by buying AMERICAN, wherever we can.

Our dependancy upon foreign goods and services, has put us in precarious straights. You want it right now? Then you'll probably buy foreign simply because it's more readily available. WE HAVE TO STICK TO OUR GUNS, Ya'll!
If WE EVER want things to improve, the buck HAS TO STOP WITH US!!!

Ride Free
Tweek

I agree with you 100%

So much for honesty igt? Rex ya got the bastardos by the jugler vien....don't let up...CRAP I get sick on the amount of love n respect so msny people have towards our GREAT Country! God Bless America...
Be Well...

IceBear...

WoW... Americans Screwing  Over Americans for the all mighty dollar...

Be Well...IceBear

Here is a list of just a few places where you can purchase "American made" products. One thing you will notice is that the prices may be a bit higher but that's the price we should all want to pay to keep jobs in this country.

http://americansworking.com/ /> http://www.allamericanclothing.com/about.html /> http://www.unionlabel.com/ />
Peace