Supposedly we're helping the people improve their standard of living so that they can eventually throw off their oppressive government or something like that -- I sure hope they do it in time!
Ok. I've started a business using an anvil I bought from Harbor Freight (Cheep Charlie Chinese "steel"). I buy steel from Texas Industries which employs 1500 people in Midlothian, Texas. I buy blacksmith coal which comes from mines in the Virginias. I had to build a studio out of steel and concrete, employing a crew of 5 Texans for several months. They used thousands of Radnor welding rods.....from Radnor PA.
I tell you this because I was astonished at how much domestic industrial activity was really "sparked" by that and was all really started back at the purchase of that stupid, cheap, communist made anvil.
I'll tell you something. American business and enterprise does not suffer because people like myself trade American Dollars to the Chinese for goods. America suffers today because people sit on their asses and complain and whine instead of contributing to the economic cycle that keeps everybody busy. So shut the hell up and go DO something productive, like I'm about to go do. I'm done with coffee, and you've made me mad!!!