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Let me put it this way : I have always hated Wal Mart. I know that many younger and older people get miffed when we bring up the good old days, but, from a worldly object standpoint, we made some really neat things here. And, we also imported things from Japan, which was a standing joke at the time, along with stuff from Taiwan. (Joke meaning "everything seemed to come from Japan) However, some of that stuff is still around, and fetching good prices on the collectors market. We had a balance in trade. I don't hate Chinese people for making a living.
I hate the debt that we are in. If people make something well from quality materials, I don't care where it comes from, but we need to recover our Manufacturing. I remember towns with factories. There were plenty of cottage industries. Rents weren't insane like they are now. I miss quality. Some of the junk sold currently falls apart, and breaks so easily. I will keep buying up old American made collectibles. Some of them are actually in museums now. Every time a Wal Mart closes, I celebrate.
We had a huge Fisher Price factory in our town, They decided that it would be cost effective to move the plant to Mexico. This plant had been in town for DECADES. When they left, Mattel/Fisher Price began having numerous issues with the quality of their toys. Never had one issue when they were here. Thank God Pella windows filled the plant.
Products must first be made in the US before they can be sold, here! How many American companies make tvs today vcr's, furniture.................. guess what ,nobody, NO BODY is going to start one any time soon either!!
Uhm...didn't I say I want want more products to be made here?
Okay...Walmart and most other major retailers. Happy now? Walmart just happens to be the poster child in this mess. We need to be as protective of our manufacturing sector as some are protective of Walmart. Without a thriving manufacturing sector, we cannot have a thriving middle class.
Nonsense. Without an educated workforce we cannot have a thriving middle class. There is no reason the US has to manufacture anything. There are many reasons it is better to ship it oversees.
(not so with the " mom and pop" stores that have a couple employees and are mad cuz their employees are leaving them to work at Walmart .
They hire a lot of part time people so they won't have to offer them benefits.
I will say the health care benefits aren't all that pricey but a lot of times their employees can't afford the plans because they aren't making a lot of money to begin with.
Nonsense. Without an educated workforce we cannot have a thriving middle class. There is no reason the US has to manufacture anything. There are many reasons it is better to ship it oversees.
Are you serious?!
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