[newzjunkey]

Ridiculous. You can already avoid buying Chinese made goods. You cannot, however, totally avoid items with Chinese parts. And good luck finding the same item made in the USA. We simply don't make a lot of things anymore. Our unionize labor demands too much to produce certain products at prices consumers are willing to accept. While Wal-Mart can be said to have helped people's personal standards of living by stretching their dollars, it's also has harmed local businesses in many communities. Yes you have to compete or exit the market but some communities very fabric has been dramatically altered by a Wal-Mart store going up.

One thing I would like is to see Wal-Mart push prices down in places like Southern California where supposed competators (I'm thinking grocery stores as an example) now keep things artificially higher than in other markets.

[Number57]

Ridiculous, maybe, but try being an American business getting your things sold in China.

We can, and I personally do, avoid buying Chinese. But the truth is: CHEAP LABOR = CHEAP PRODUCT. Even if it is a quality item, does that justify such grim working conditions/pay in China/Japan/Korea/India/Taiwan/etc...?? Does it justify saving a few bucks while three or more of your friends get laid off?

To me it is simple. I remember as recently as thirty years ago, Heathkit TVs my dad built from kits, all American made. Our first Console TV was a Heathkit. Twenty years it lasted.

Soon you couldn't buy Heathkit or an American Magnavox. You would be hard-pressed to identify the ONE electronic item in my home made in the U.S.A. Not to mention furniture and clothing or food.

I've bought three vacuums and two microwaves in the last year. All Chinese. Like I had a choice, under $200.