OK, I have a John Deere riding lawn mower too. It has a Kawasaki engine made in Japan. I think the tires were made overseas too. I bought it in 1999. I think it is was assembled in Illinois.
I have a Stihl chainsaw made in South Carolina. Stihl is a German company. I have an Echo string trimmer made in Japan.
I drive a Toyota Tacoma made in San Antonio. My wife drives a Honda made in Ohio.
Do you drive a Ford F150 made in Canada. How about a GM truck made out of 50% Mexican made parts?
Are all your faucets Delta? They are the only ones still
built in the US. I have Groehe in my house.
I replaced all three of my toilets. I installed AMERICAN Standard toilets. They were all made in Mexico.
I replaced my fridge and dishwasher. I bought a Whirlpool Fridge and a KitchenAid dishwasher because they are made in Iowa. I just replaced my washing machine with a Speed Queen made in the USA.
My Wrangler jeans are made in Mexico. I do not buy Levis jeans because they are made in China.
I understand what you are saying. It is just increasing difficult to only buy made in USA everything. I try as often as I can. I personally try just NOT to buy made in China. However, sometimes that is the only option. For example, I bought a new cordless MILWAUKEE drill/driver set. The Milwaukee product was made in China. So was Dewalt, Ryobi, Makita, Porter Cable. All the major brands were made there.
Yes, it is. But if I have to choose, it is where is the company. Where do the profits go, and who designs it. More important than who turns a bolt, big deal, anyone can do that. When we lose our brain power, and money, then we are in big trouble. I’d rather not my 90% of my money go to MITI, ultimately supporting some other government.