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Showing Original Post only (View all)'Made In America' Policies Hugely Popular, Survey Shows. Free traders, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW??? [View all]
http://news.yahoo.com/made-america-policies-hugely-popular-survey-shows-210425838--abc-news-politics.htmlWhile President Obama and Mitt Romney bicker over whose policies will send more jobs overseas, there is one side of the job creation coin that both candidates agree on: that the government should do its darndest to keep manufacturing jobs in America.
Unlike many of the job proposals both candidates are pushing, "Buy America" policies that encourage the government to buy products that are made in the U.S. whenever possible are hugely popular across party lines, according to a national survey commissioned by the Alliance for American Manufacturing and the United Steelworkers.
"On the federal level if we can expose where we can see tax dollars leaking overseas we can reverse it because there is the political will to do that," said Scott Paul, the executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
Overwhelming majorities of people from all political parties said they supported "Buy America" policies that would mandate that taxpayer money can only be used on goods that were made in America.
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'Made In America' Policies Hugely Popular, Survey Shows. Free traders, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW??? [View all]
Zalatix
Jul 2012
OP
History has proven Al Gore wrong. That's easy to see, with hindsight, and Al won't mention NAFTA,
Romulox
Jul 2012
#24
What if one is pro-trade but anti-"indefinite detention, warrantless surveillance, attacks on Occupy
pampango
Jul 2012
#21
'Hugely popular' in theory. But the reality is that people don't buy American in great numbers.
randome
Jul 2012
#6
This is why you need policies to support domestic industry - otherwise it's a race to the bottom.
reformist2
Jul 2012
#9
We always look at country of origin, and if there IS a "made in America" option, we buy it.
peacebird
Jul 2012
#11
that's what national policy is for. you enact policies that make it cheaper for domestic producers
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#18
I would prefer to concentrate on opening high skilled high tech production here and leave
grantcart
Jul 2012
#27
Not me. If I'm buying "high tech" goods, the LAST thing I want to see is "Made in Mississippi".
Romulox
Jul 2012
#35
Many Ford and GM vehicles are assembled in the US and have many US made parts.
amandabeech
Jul 2012
#34
This post is 100% nonsense. It's just what Toyota drivers tell themselves to feel better. nt
Romulox
Jul 2012
#36
Way to walk it back! Just upthread, you said: "Well That Eliminates Ford, GM, Chrysler". Nonsense.
Romulox
Jul 2012
#61
Nonsense. Well over 50% of the cars sold in this country are foreign nameplates.
Romulox
Jul 2012
#26
Made in the USA for American markets by either foreign or domestic companies, not a problem.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#42
Not a single of foreign car companies that assemble in the US are unionized. Hard to spin that.
Romulox
Jul 2012
#72
Plenty of cars made in the USA by UAW workers. It's hard to justify a scab car, period. nt
Romulox
Jul 2012
#77
It's not Chamber of Commerce to state the fact that U.S goods are often more expensive
SickOfTheOnePct
Jul 2012
#48
Buy American is popular because people have seen the horrible cost of NOT hiring Americans.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#41
Your hackneyed and horribly inaccurate arguments are getting old. So, again, we are even.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#47
China and others already have tariffs against us. Plus they devalue their currency.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#73
The Free Traders will do what they usually do, scream "racist" and "xenophobe".
Odin2005
Jul 2012
#39
A little hyper-sensitive there. I see the accusation of the use of "racist" and "xenophobe" by
pampango
Jul 2012
#49
Uh, you are one of the Free Traders who imply that Protectionism is xenophobic.
Odin2005
Jul 2012
#59
What's funny? NOBODY mentioned you, but you still managed to appear to take offense.
Romulox
Jul 2012
#63
Catch-22. People lose jobs because of outsourcing. Can't afford to buy American because too costly.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2012
#84