Way to go! I wish I could have made it that day, it looks like it was a well planned, well needed event.

My house is full of Whirlpool appliances! All of which are made here…for now. I will say this, although I have not had any issues with their product, if they move to Mexico, I will not buy another one!

Americans, as a whole, turned their back years ago when most of the garment industry moved out of the U.S. They turned their back when toys moved out of the U.S. They continued to turn their backs when tools and small electronics moved out. It has got to stop, and it has got to stop NOW! If American’s aren’t working, the concept of America does not work. We see this everyday.

Our Capitalist society is run on taxes. When corporations move overseas, we lose that tax revenue. When the workers are forced to take jobs that pay less wages, that tax revenue is lost. Less wages means less buying power. Less taxes mean less social structure.

And it is that loss of social structure that is most important. We see on the news on an almost daily basis that certain schools have to either cut teaching staff, or close the school entirely. As our “leaders” tell us that our education as Americans, is falling behind the rest of the world, they forget that if we had more good paying jobs, our taxes would help fund the programs that our children need. In the past, when there were shortfalls in some school districts, they could hold fundraisers, or rely on the community to help out in some way or another. Now, so many communities are harmed by the loss of jobs and taxes that fundraisers aren’t profitable, and there isn’t enough tax base to help out.

We, as Americans, need to stand up. If you are in the market for something, do a little research. If it is made here, please buy it. It may cost a little more, but it is worth it. The quality is better, the workers are treated better, and the community where it is made will be better off. And so will we.

-John