The American consumer is also the American worker, and if we don't do something to protect our manufacturing base here at home, it is going to be hard to buy any retail goods.
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The world has changed. It's not enough to simply buy American; we have to sell American, sell our products and goods and services throughout this world.
The habits of the American consumer are changing; that's a reality.
When you bring in multi-brand retail items into the country, you're not just bringing the products, but you're also harming local manufacturers.
It's more important than ever for America to rededicate itself to manufacturing at home. When we make more products in America, more American families will make it.
Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
We try to buy as much American-made shirts as we can and stuff to sell. It's very difficult to cover every base as much as our country has been saturated with foreign products.
Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique. It's just that they have more to buy than most other people on the planet. And it's also an affirmation of faith in their country.
Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.
Products made in China are cheap through the exploitation of the workforce. Every time we shop, we are driving the nail further into the coffin of American manufacturing jobs.
If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.
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