Why Americans Can't Find Jobs!
As the economy has become increasingly global, it's become steadily more difficult to find products made in the United States. For many consumers, "Made in USA" is a mark of quality that makes a purchase more worthwhile. In a 2019 survey by Thomas, around 62% respondents said they preferred to buy American-made. Past surveys found more than 20% saying they'd be willing to pay up to 10% more for it, yet Thomas found 46% saying new tariffs were too disruptive to the U.S. economy. Although many popular brands seem to be stamped with "Made in China" labels, there are still companies whose products are made right here in the USA.
Manufacturing in the USA has changed a lot since the days of Henry Ford and his famous saying, “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.” In the 21st century, you can have any color you want, but there's a good chance it's not made in America. With offshoring, nearshoring, and reshoring factories, trying to learn where a vehicle is made is a lot harder than reading the label.
To throw another wrench into the process, there are a few foreign manufacturers working on American soil. BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota build their U.S. models here. In fact, Honda was the first of the Japanese automakers to build a plant in the U.S. in 1979. Toyota and Nissan followed, opening their first factories here in the 1980’s. Just as American companies shipped factories overseas to sell products exclusively in those regions to save money on transporting goods, tariffs, and taxes, foreign automakers pay less in operating costs on U.S. soil…
But, does that actually make them truly American Made?
Sure, they employ “Americans”, pay some U.S. taxes, and purchase some supplies made in the U.S. But, at the end of the day, all foreign automakers send their company's profits to their home country and its governments, which in turn strategically devalue our U.S. currency and our Quality of Life…
Truly, very un-American!
But anymore, it’s not just for automobiles only…
A fellow starts out his day early, having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 a.m., after crawling out from under an electric blanket (MADE IN HONG KONG).
While his coffee pot (MADE IN JAPAN) is perking, he puts his hair dryer (MADE IN TAIWAN) to work and shaves his face with his electric razor (MADE IN TAIWAN).
He puts on a dress shirt (MADE IN TAIWAN) and designer jeans (MADE IN HONG KONG) with a neat pair of tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).
After cooking up some breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN JAPAN), in his apartment which he rents from foreign investors, he sits down to figure out how he can spend this day on his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO).
After setting his watch (MADE IN HONG KONG) to the radio (MADE IN JAPAN), he goes looking for a good-paying American job in his automobile (MADE IN JAPAN). His wife leaves at the same exact time in her American made automobile which has sixty-percent of its parts (MADE IN CHINA, JAPAN, MEXICO, TAIWAN, ETC.).
At the end of a completely disgusting day this man decides to relax a while. He puts on a pair of shorts (MADE IN KOREA) and sandals (MADE IN HONG KONG), pours himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turns on his entertainment center (MADE IN JAPAN), all this time trying to figure out why he can't find a decent, good-paying American job.
If you sell it here, build it here…
Domestic versus foreign production is a national security concern. While inexpensive imported t-shirts, steel, and electronics may be appealing to the wallet, there are real questions about how the United States would make the required volume of tanks, guns, aircraft, and sensitive electronics should the nations it now relies on for imports suddenly become adversaries. While the spread of globalization has resulted in an interconnected global economy, there are a variety of reasons why a concerned minority of the country's population strongly believes in the concept of true national sovereignty…
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