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Business Channel Fun Friday Post: Made in the U.S.A.

by miranda on May 16th, 2008

Many people are starting to think that maybe we can help the US economy improve by purchasing products that are “Made in the U.S.A.” rather than mindlessly consuming products from abroad. (See a great poem about a “Made in China” boycott over at Leadership Turn.)

Today the B5 Media Business Channel is all about sharing what products we have that are “Made in the U.S.A.”

Most of the products we purchase are “Made in the U.S.A.” Except the electronics. I think close to 85% of our electronics are made somewhere else. On the other hand, we don’t actually have many electronics.

Here is a list of the stuff my family that has been proudly “Made in the U.S.A.”:

• Our only car
• 80% of our clothing
• 95% of our food (well, it’s grown here — shop local!)
• 100% of our furniture
• About 50% of our son’s toys

Are you buying items “Made in the U.S.A.”?

image credit: US government

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