12 Things you should know about Paul Ryan - Page 21

I don't have money so I  wouldn't know what it's like to have too much LOL. I would like to think that, if I did, I'd try to be generous with those less fortunate. Of course making more would be a good thing too.

It is hard to find electronics made in the USA. As far as cars go, IMO GM and Ford are now very competitive and offer many good deals that make their cars every bit as afforable as a Kia or Suzuki. At one time I think it was a valid argument to say - I bought a foreign made car because it was cheaper/more reliable. Not anymore. Yes, most American made goods do cost more, but when I see almost every adult and kid over 5 years of age walking around texting, I have to wonder what they pay every month to be on those things 24/7. Might be more than enough to pay $10 bucks more for a pair of jeans made in the US rather than a pair made in a sweat  shop in Asia that's going to fall apart the 5th time it is washed and dried? As always it's about priorities, but maybe we need to revise our own thinking and do our part to help boost the economy and not leave it all up to millionaire and billionaire career politicians most of whom don't seem to get it? 

Tax the rich,
 
Of course the left has to say Tax the rich. They have already bled everyone else dry.
 
So here is the Looney left recipe for success.
 
 
Tax the rich = Punish success
Spread the wealth = Reward failure


Message to the Looney left: Sooner or later your recipe will run out of other peoples' money to spend.

It all gets complicated. I was reading this, about the lack of confidence in our economy has compelled CEO's to sit on their cash. That is grinding manufacturing capital fixtures to stagnate, a bad sign for USA workers, who need a living wage.

http://money.msn.com/investing/why-ceos-need-our-love-too-mirhaydari.aspx

"YR, you are never going to believe anything but the worst about Obama no matter how much proof is offered to you."

Exactly, so why waste your time?  The truth is out there for anyone interested in it and the numbers don't lie.  These people choose to remain willfully ignorant.

Blitzen, So I agree with you in theory.  But how can we make people buy American?  Remember "High Noon"?  They don't even make movies like that any more.  Values have changed.  We came together after 9/11 but for how long?  So you and I and a few others will buy American, but for the extra money spent, how many jobs will we save? With our standard of living we cannot compete with other countries in manufacturing. And it's actually good that poorer nations are developing.  I think we have to look forward instead of trying to revive past successes.  Mayor Bloomberg had an idea - sell visas.

Can't make anyone do anything, I'm just giving my view from a different prospective of limiting buying to cheap and easy purchases at chains like WalMart.  I don't have any hard stats on what effect it would have on the economy if one person out of a thousand bought a Ford or GM product rather than a Kia; there probably are none that would be unbiased. It is what it is. I just think it's the right thing to do. 

BTW last time I looked, all NRA merchandise was manufactured in China so anyone wanting any of their stuff has to buy a foreign made product  too. It might just be too late to stop the bleed.

"I think we have to look forward rather than trying to revive past successes". So, while other countries are catching up and then surpassing the US in employment through what used to be our manufacturing, our standard of living goes into the toilet and this country will be "looking forward" to becoming the only third world country left. How much should we sacrifice to provide other countries the wherewithall to develop?

Most American car companies assemble their cars in America but the parts still come from other countries. They neglect to tell you that when they tell you buy American for your car. My husband's company handled the third party logistics for the parts to build Ford light duty trucks before the plany in Norfolk Va closed. I prefer to also buy only made in America but you have to investigate and pell back many layers to discover just how American any item really is.