So much for that toyota quality..

BlueFish...as it happens I do own a sub zero fridge...imagine that? AND I did not say I never bought cloths that were not made here I said that I do not intend to do so gouing forward and one does not need to be Amish to select clothing made in america http://www.madeinusa.org/nav.cgi?data/clot.... MY tv was purchased 16 years ago and rarely gets watched, my priority is more centered on reading home improvement and working on my classic collection. Again, mistakes from the past cannot be un-done as you suggest....I am pretty certain Millions of Chineese are in no position to buy sub Zero's anyway ( mine cost a bunch). Beside that, I have visited most of the countries on the list I mentioned as places I do not live....I have long term personal friends that live in those places as well. Discussion with them has revealed that they are continuously reminded to not buy foreign ( meaning our products) in fact they have out in the open organizations ( clubs) that ID products that are made in thier country and strongly suggest they follow those buying patterns. The number of sales of our products in foreign lands is paled by the number of sales of thier products in our land and that is no accident, nor is it disputable!

so in summation: I am not Amish and I have found and use a source for American made clothing that seems to be ( so far) within reach of budget, quality and fit...and style LOL.
I will not make any attempt to go backward and offload my 16 year old curtis matthes TV but I dont watch it much anyway so I am not too worried that a 16 year old USA made product (at the time) will affect us going forward
I have and will continue to read labels on everything I buy going forward and yes I do have the "balls" to take that as far as needed or can be taken given the current state of USA made products.
MY PC is made ( assembeled by me) but I have no idea where the parts came from as most bulk parts do not have lables, I assume they are made in Japan. With no other options yet available there is little choice and that is exactly what I am talking about...... OUR lunch is being eaten and we have few to no options!! Bitching or finding fault here is not doing it..... we need to take it to the stores.....start asking "where is this made?" and visibly put it down if you dont like the answer! The other countries are NOT playing fair and despite recent spikes in China sales and India sales ( nominal by comparison) there is no equity!
NO I am not saying that they should buy from their own...THEY ARE SAYING IT and they have been saying it for years & years!! All I am saying is sometimes you have to fight fire with fire....the market as a whole does not seem to understand reason... SO you make good argument and your points are valid..... to a point. When I see "fair trade" REAL fair trade what you pointed out can be considered reasonable, until then.... I intend to do my part to keep the money onshore and strengthen OUR economy. If you really have an issue with keeping the money here...like I have said before Pray that your children can find a job that will support their life here.
AND for the record SIR, sarcasm is the hallmark of the dim
Have a great day