[Jim Robinson]

"...with the patriotic determination of every good citizen to use no foreign article which can be made within ourselves..."

Well, I think all of that went out the window when the "Made in Tokyo" label hit the shelves. First the junk toys, then the cameras, transister radios, calculaters, electronics, computers, etc, etc, etc. By the way, where are your shirts made? Kinda hard to put it all back to the way it was pre WWII.

[Fledermaus]

The list of products that COULD be made in American rather than what SHOULD be (or is worth our time) is infinite.

I guess Willie still wants to pay $30K plus benefits to have Americans manufacture toasters, Happy Meal toys, weave $4 packs of underwear, etc.

Oh, but wait, then we won't have those products any longer because under our freedom and free market system, there isn't going to be anyone buying a $30 toaster any longer, or $20 for 3 pairs of briefs, and McDonald's won't give away toys that cost them $3 to buy. Oh, but we can't bother to discuss all those jobs lost anyway because they are overpriced and have outlived their usefullness.

I can see a bumper sticker on Willie's car: "Bring back Slide Rules!"

[Willie Green]

Kinda hard to put it all back to the way it was pre WWII.

I'm more concerned with preventing degradation of our industrial infrastructure to parity with Bolivia.