Me too. But this is beginning to remind me of my union carpenter brother who chides me for riding a Triumph rather than a US made Harley while he drives a Dodge truck (assembled in Mexico) talks on his cell phone (made in China) wears his favorite jeans (made in Thailand) and plays with his electronic goodies (mostly made in Asia)
Protectionism has always been an economic disaster. The way to change things around is personal choice. As long as the vast majority of people shop mainly by price we will have goods made where it's cheaper to make them. The American worker has always been the most productive in the world but when an unskilled union laborer is paid $80K a year we shouldn't be surprised when the work is sent off shore. Our education system is steadily loosing ground when it comes to making our kids competitive, our tax system punishes risk takers, many of our politicians demean and disparage those who create employment opportunities and we all want the good life without making much effort to attain it. Much of the press ignores positive economic news for political reasons, joining with politicians who hope to benefit by spreading fear and despair. If we want to prosper we need to do it individually.
Here are some opportunities. Start a toy manufacturing company in the USA. Open a good chroming business that does good work and meets it deadlines. Invest in Vanson leathers or some other high end jacket company that makes its products here.
