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Interesting, this thread has turned into a "what's American" thread...we've become such a worldwide trading partner that there's probably nothing that's totally and completely "Made in the USA" anymore....everything apparently uses some component from another country.

So, by discriminating based solely on the country of origin, all we do is hurt the small American business that imports and sells that product.

I discriminate based on the product itself (does it do what I want it to do for the price I'm expected to pay) & not on where it was made. If its in the US, that country is our trading partner and I'll support our trade agreements even though they aren't perfect.

My undergraduate studies include a major in economics & I have an MBA so I sorta understand the complicated world of international trading and how it affects our GNP, et.al.

Hopefully, this doesn't make the thread political.
 
If I'm harming the little guy who imports Chinese goods by purchasing products that provide a paycheck to my neighbor's family, then so be it. Commerce isn't fair and you reap what you sow! Buy more Chinese goods, more US factories shut down. Some white collar guy might get rich off all that importing, but that isn't the guy I care about the most.

But ultimately, as I stated earlier in the thread, it's a matter of not giving money to those who intend us harm.
 
Tony, I think your point is well taken. Recently, I bought a set of SAE and Metric Gear Wrenches. Wonderful tools. Turns out the company that owns the patent is a UK company (the Danaher Group) and, as far as I can tell, has them made in Taiwan or China, to be sold through the US marketing group. Money is made in at least the UK, Taiwan or China and the US.

You can get poor quality products from any country. My choice is to get the tool I need at a quality level I can afford. If you don't have a set of Gear Wrenches, you just don't know that you need them.

By the way, it seems ironic to me that all of our LBC's were made in the UK. If Buy American was that important to us, we'd all be driving Corvettes.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]By the way, it seems ironic to me that all of our LBC's were made in the UK. If Buy American was that important to us, we'd all be driving Corvettes.[/QUOTE]
hehehehe
 
roger_abbott said:
If Buy American was that important to us, we'd all be driving Corvettes.
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My dad traded his '59 Vette for a new Healey :laugh:
 
Years ago my dad bought a Chrysler during a push to by American and it was from Canada (so was my mom). He got mad at the dealer and they told him Canada was in America. Some colors were from Toranto and some from Detroit.
 
I would say that on any given subject any country could be our enemy...heck, even the pope disagrees with our policies on some issues...so, it comes down to personal preferences...I look at what I need/want & what will fill the bill - to heck with where its made. If its sold in the US through legal businesses, its legal.

'course I do look for good Cuban cigars from time to time even though.....
 
tony barnhill said:
'course I do look for good Cuban cigars from time to time even though.....
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hehehe burn their crops

I wasn't going to wade into this one but I am possibly even more frustrated with multi-nationals who take their factories offshore to save a buck but then expect the now unemployed/ underemployed workers to still be able to buy their products.
 
I'll take an early Corvette any day! Lovely cars. :smile:

Instead of Gear Wrenches, consider the Craftsman version. They cost a bit more, but the head is lockable / flexible which is VERY useful. Additionally, the wrenches are US-made. I believe the ratcheting mechanism is outsourced to Taiwan, but at least the bulk of the wrench is US-made and the flexing head is worth the extra cost, IMHO.

Wait for a big sale at Sears or Osh and they become quite affordable.
 
Osh is a California company, started in central CA (San Jose) in 1931. They have been here, 300 miles south, for ages. Today they are based in Los Angeles.
 
tony barnhill said:
Just got my flyer...$169.99 3000lb winch on sale for $69.99 through 12 May...perfect for LBC trailer!!
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I bought one Tony for the enclosed trailer. It works very well, there's just one problem, the remote has a delay when you want it to stop moving, up or down. I added a master switch on it to immediately shut it down when reeling the cable in all the way for storage. When you want it to stop with the remote, the cable will move approx 6 inches before stopping. Not good! My open trailer has a 8,000 lb Warn winch on it.
 
2 ton folding crane at Sears : $404 excluding special order and shipping charges.
The 2 ton folding crane I proudly bought yesterday at HF: $142 out the door.

When I'm done with it, I already have a buyer for $100.

If it wasn't available for this price, I wouldn't get it; thus keeping more $$'s in the LBC budget.
 
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