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***********Made in the USA
You hear too many people say I can't find anything made in the USA. Would you lift a finger for an American job? That seems to be all it would take because it is out there. If you have to take a few minutes to shuffle around some boxes, go to a different store, get online or just ask the management you can find almost anything you are looking for. Sure, for one reason or another you can not always buy USA but just think how many jobs would be saved if you make an effort. Since we can't seem to get our elected officials to act on FAIR trade, buying American will make the statement for you.
There are those who make the case for foreign cars made in the USA. Work in the USA is always a good thing but unlike the American manufacurers the foreign manufacturers are almost always in low wage, low benefit states. They are subsidized by the state they are located in, their country of origin and sometimes our own federal government. Remember this the next time a Senator from one of those states doesn't want to help an American manufacturer.
If you do an online search, please be aware that you could be linked to a company site that may not flag what products are made in the USA. For example, the word is that Toro is generally made in the USA. A phone call to them informed me that the mower in particular that I wanted was made in Mexico. So once again, please be vigilant.
The following links will provide some sources and information for buying American made goods.
www.local57facts.com click here
MUST KNOW INFORMATION
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***********RIGHT TO WORK
it's back
The following link is a downloadable copy from the Labor Tribune. It is commentary which had also run in the Post Distpatch On 12/8/10. In this copy you will find Jim LaMantia's solid rebuttal to the Missouri Repbulican's "excuse" to take Missouri a few steps closer to the poverty of the Southern states by implementing "Right to Work" laws. The incredibly misleading name is a good indication of the nefarious intentions of this law. Mr. LaMantia is the Executive Director or PRIDE of St. Louis and is an authority on Labor/Management relations.
The case he makes pulls the rug from under the "excuse" for this legislation. Please Email this or snail mail a copy to your State Senator and State Represenative. Anyone of them who reads this and votes for Right to Work is clearly voting politically with no regard for its consequences in the State of Missouri.
The House Republican Conference created a website for Americans to voice their opinion. Not sure if they want anyone but Republicans to know about it. Have you heard of it? If they ever want to make a case on what Americans think they may point to this site that is known about, mostly by Republicans. If you would like to be one of those Americans speaking out, Click Here.
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***********For those of you with children going to college, here is a helpful audio from NPR/Talk of the Nation. Just click the link, fill in the date March 31, 2011 and scroll down to: Families Figuring Out How To Pay For College
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***********ABC Evening News has been airing an on going
MADE IN AMERICA series
nice to know it is out there in a "mainstream" way
