'Buy American' Causes Discord in Washington

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[maui_hawaii]

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[MonroeDNA]

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[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

"But many industries say stronger Buy American (search) laws will disenfranchise American businesses and cost U.S. taxpayers more money in the end."

Disenfranchised unemployed Americans will cost U.S. taxpayers more money in the end.

[lakey]

"Great minds" can't figure out how to keep the corporations happy AND sticky-fingered, protect our sovereignty and keep United States citizens in well-paying jobs.

Some of look at labels before we buy. If it's from China, I probably don't need the item.

[Yasotay]

Per many of the US Government contracts that I have seen.... the buy American clause means made in the US .... Mexico .... Canada and/or Israel!

[lakey]

Some of us...

[maui_hawaii]

It comes down to everything is ok as long as they make money. "They" doesn't include you or me.

I have not gotten to security issues yet.

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

From Lou Dobbs program, the segment he calls:
"The Great American Giveaway" and "Exporting American Jobs"
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0310/03/ldt.00.html

"VILES: The experience of American businesses in China should be a cautionary tale for consumers right now. From Wrigley's chewing gum to Cisco Systems, American companies say they have had their product secrets stolen, copied and resold to the tune of $20 billion a year right now in China."

Lou Dobbs has had this topic as part of his program for months. The transcripts are available online.

[maui_hawaii]

I've seen it a few times...the program that is...

[maui_hawaii]

Not all of our trade relations are bad. Some are really bad. Depends on who we are talking about.

[maui_hawaii]

Corporations can't vote.

[goodnesswins]

GET rid of all the stupid government RULES and REGULATIONS for businesses....then we wouldn't need to worry about WHERE people buy....it's a matter of the COST of DOING business....and it's COSTING TOO MUCH here in the OLE USA.....(I know, I know....there's lower employee costs like 2.00 hour elsewhere....but, I think it would go a long way to drastically reduce rules and reg.)

[lakey]

Quite some time ago, Dobbs strongly recommended that the United States get out of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This was before his "leave of absence" from CNN.

Note that I refer to our country as the United States, not simply America. Traitor Clinton repeatedly said, "America," called us a "democracy," and it continues to this day.

I wish everybody would get it straight, the U.S. of A is a REPUBLIC!