American Made: Five Companies Bucking the Outsourcing Trend

[bushisanidiot]

Look for those "patriotic" tea baggers to start protesting american companies for hiring american citizens to make products IN AMERICA. Republicans are so damned quick to turn their backs on our country when one of their's isn't in charge. In any case, this is a good article..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/americanmadefivecompaniesbuckingtheoutsourcingtrend;


"Labor Day, that traditional American holiday dating back to 1882, invokes a different kind of patriotism this year as Americans struggle to find jobs and a new "American Made" movement takes hold in Congress.

Since 2000, America has lost more than one third - roughly 5.4 million - of its manufacturing jobs. This year, China stands poised for the first time to surpass the United States in terms of manufacturing, according to the Alliance for American Manufacturing.

And, the loss of manufacturing jobs has greatly contributed to the country's overall unemployment problem, according to Julie Reiser, Co-founder & President of Made in USA Certified, a company that certifies member companies as having truly American-made products.

"The lack of jobs is directly related to two decades of outsourcing and people are starting to realize that as we've obliterated our manufacturing base, we've obliterated jobs," Reiser said.

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[Demeter]

1. From the Ashes of Disaster Grow the Roses of Success

This is exactly what we need, and exactly what Obama will never in a million years get the faintest clue about. Unless he fires all his "advisors" and gets out of his cushy, comfy bubble.

[BeFree]

4. It's tough

The power center of the economic world lies out there in the Pacific, in the middle of that plastic swirl of garbage...... metaphorically speaking.


Obama must deal with everyone from the Chinese and their investors down to the drug dealers in Harlem. Not an easy gig. We ask a lot from the government.

But this OP shows what people can do when exercising their freedom. The best the gov can do is stay out of their way and protect them from being ripped off.

[Atman]

2. Could you fix that URL, please!

That long, unbroken string of characters under the link is unnecessary, and it forces endless side-scrolling making the post virtually impossible to read. Thnx!

[bushisanidiot]

3. Done and THANKS!

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[Bonhomme Richard]

5. The thing is that these companies...........

are owned and run by people that know and love what they make. There is no disconnect between management and the product. The most important factor is the lack of pressure to provide investors a larger and larger return. When equity teams buy companies the dynamic completely changes from "what we make" to "how much can we make?".

[clarence swinney]

6. so true

Go from Local to Big it is oftentimes bad news
S&L--400 local investors--to one-- wsa-- owner Milken got rich using the funds to buy sell destroy businesses made 555 million in one year now worth 10 Billion.
How many firms and jobs did he destroy?

WSA owns America formerly known as United States of America now known as Wall Street Of America

World's Largest Gambling Casino.
Soon we will hear--" how did this happen to us?"
WSA owns us. Rich own 93% Of Total Financial Wealth
1,400,00 own 43% Total financial Wealth
Get 25% annual individual Income.

125,000,000 own 7%

2,300,000 jobs sent to China by WSA in Bush 8 years.
Dow 11,720 in 2000 now 10,000 in 2010
Investors into Gambling not Dow Stocks
Invest in stocks fools folly. Gambling best. Quick easy.
More $$$ In Derivatives than Stocks. By far.

Who will warn the people?
Rep. Brasley Born tried in 1990s and Clinton WSA advisors shot it down.

Velocity of Money gone south.
One man bets another man millions. One winner. One loser.
No one else handles the money. No Value added to anything

DERIVATIVES MAY SINK AMERICA GAMBLING PASSION WHEN THAT BUBBLE BURST WATCH OUT

[Bonhomme Richard]

7. In the old days Millie down the road owned stock.....

and she new the workers in the factory and what growth really meant. She was looking at long term investment and that was what people were told. Management was given room to maneuver and think long term.

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

:thumbsup:

[eomer]

9. For quick reference, here are the five companies:

Atayne: makes high-performing outdoor and athletic apparel from recycled plastic bottles and recycled fabric.

http://www.merrylynchco.com">Eat, Drink and Be Merry: a personalized stationery line sold to major retailers, including Neiman Marcus.

http://www.classicmetalroofingsystems.com">Classic Products: manufactures its specialty residential metal roofing systems in Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, and Iowa.

Scrub Ink: customizable nursing scrubs.

Diving Unlimited International: designs and manufactures high-end scuba diving suits for recreational, military, commercial and scientific diving use.

--Excerpts from the OP article, links added.

[xchrom]

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[pinto]

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