Recently, I have been learning more about products that are imported to America. It is rather depressing to realize that many of the products bought here were made in another place that does not have the same environmental, health, and safety laws/regulations that are in America. So I decided that I am going to try to buy more American made products or handmade products.
I found this list of reasons to buy USA made products from
Made in USA forever.
Top Ten Reasons to Buy USA Made Products:
10) Foreign labor
standards allow unsafe worker conditions in many countries. When you buy
American you support not only American manufacturers but also American
workers, safe working conditions, and child labor laws.
9) Jobs shipped abroad almost never return. When you buy goods made in the USA, you help keep the American economy growing.
8)
US manufacturing processes are much cleaner for the environment than
many other countries; many brands sold here are produced in countries
using dangerous, heavily polluting processes. When you purchase
American-made product, you know that you're helping to keep the world a
little cleaner for your children.
7) Many countries have no
minimum wage restrictions, or the minimum wage is outrageously low. When
you choose products made in the USA, you contribute to the payment of
an honest day's wages for an honest day's work.
6) The growing
lack of USA ability to manufacture many products is strategically
unsound. When you seek out American-made goods, you foster American
independence.
5) The huge US trade deficit leads to massive,
unsustainable borrowing from other countries. Debt isn't good for you
and it isn't good for America.
4) Foreign product safety
standards are low. For example, poisonous levels of lead are in tens of
millions of toys shipped to the USA. When you buy toys and other goods
made in the USA, you can be confident that American consumer protection
laws and safety standards are in place to protect your family.
3)
Lack of minimum wage, worker safety, or environmental pollution
controls in many countries undermines the concept of "fair and free
trade". No Western nation can ultimately compete on price with a country
willing to massively exploit and pollute its own people. When you buy
only American-made products, you insist on a higher standard.
2)
Factories and money are shifting to countries not friendly to the USA
or democracy. When you avoid imported goods in favor of American-made
items, you help ensure that the United States doesn't find its access to
vital goods impacted by political conflict.
1) As the US
manufacturing ability fades, future generations of US citizens will be
unable to find relevant jobs. Buy American and help keep your friends
and neighbors-and even yourself-earning a living wage.
