Made In The U.S.A.?

Today is my birthday, so I am cheating on the ol’ blog! I received “one of those e-mails” this week…you know, the kind that everyone gets. This one made me think:

John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for6am
While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG), He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer
jeans(MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA). After cooking his
breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA), he sat down with his calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA), he got into his car (MADE IN GERMANY) and filled it with gas (FROM SAUDI ARABIA) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB! At the end of another fruitless day checking his
computer (MADE IN MAYLAYSIA), John decided to relax for awhile. He put on his
sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL), poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA) and wondered why he can’t find a good paying job in AMERICA!

The author of this ended with a disparaging line about our President which I chose to leave out, since (despite your political views) the U.S. manufacturing leadership position has been lost for years, in part because “good paying American jobs” included a combination of salary and benefits that made American workers uncompetitive with other countries around the world.

At least the United States can claim leadership in the manufacturing of some products-for instance the golf ball! Enjoy the following video:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy86YlsR0LU

Let’s hope that our economic revival includes the resurgence of manufacturing. Making things and selling them is what earned America its leadership position economically in the world. We shouldn’t be so cavalier about giving it up!

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