Should There Be More ‘Made In America’ Policies?

by AdriHead Posted 2012/08/03 21:00:00

Related Topics: 2012 Election, Buy America, Made In America, Made in USA, Mitt Romney, Obama, Democrat, Republican, United States, Economy, U.S. Government

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Finally! Something we can all agree on! A recent survey shows that both Democrats and Republicans agree that there should be more "Buy America" policies instilled by the U.S. government.

In fact, an "overwhelming majority" said that they would even support something from the government that mandated that taxpayer money be used on goods that are made in the U.S. Do you think there should be more "Made in America" policies instilled by the government? Or should individuals have the utmost freedom to buy whatever they want to buy... even if it ends up hurting their country's economy?

ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
While 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.

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Hula girl - Friends not Fol... 2012/08/04 05:05:35

No

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There needs to be a lot less policies so manufacturers can come back and be made in America again....not more.
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Osk The Great Guru 2012/08/03 23:46:20

Yes

Stop Outsourcing and more things will be made in the USA

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GLaDOS 2012/08/03 23:44:36 (edited)

Yes

The government buying from American companies? Yes. They should definitely encourage that.

Private citizens? Well, it would be nice if "Made in U.S.A/America" stuff was cheaper than it tends to be. Made In USA Forever

But, you have to pay for all those materials, and the workers' pay, and the time it takes to make things.

Maybe we should start importing engineers.

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DJL 2012/08/03 23:40:43

No

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It should not be up to the government.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/08/03 23:37:55

No

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People in the US should do that automatically -

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ManBearPig to Jackie ... 2012/08/04 03:32:53

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key word *should... society now is just looking for a cheap purchase without any regards to the quality of the product... they could care less if it says Made in USA or Made in China... if it costs them a dollar less they will take the cheaper product

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Jackie ... to ManBearPig 2012/08/04 15:11:50

Agree but do not want more laws regulating people - it would be one more loss of freedom and an enormous loss - a simple step to tell what to buy, when to buy it and so on

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ManBearPig to Jackie ... 2012/08/04 20:33:15

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agreed but until society takes a turn for the better this is going to keep on happening

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JohnT 2012/08/03 23:35:27

No

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Make the Government do it first. Having worked for our pitiful Government the last 6 years in a Contract department, there was a thing called the buy American Act. Anything that purchased had to have at least 52% of the product made in the USA. Ask them what happened with that law. It went to the wayside and I don't know who allowed it. If we buy American our damn Government should do the same thing in procurement of all goods and services, and that includes Military goods as well.

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Jimbo 2012/08/03 23:30:47

No

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I ALWAYS try to buy American. I do not think it should be forced on businesses to manufacture here.

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WhereIsAmerica? ~PWCM~JLA 2012/08/03 23:10:06

Yes

Yes.

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us 2012/08/03 23:01:59

No

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Government stay out of making new policies, some of there policies have hurt jobs. government was for free trade, so those jobs went to over seas.

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lori 2012/08/03 22:59:32

Yes

This is a no brainer. Bring Manufactoring back to the USA. It is so dumb what are government does it has ruin this country with the policies that are made.

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Redneck Gal 2012/08/03 22:49:58

Yes

The contractors that placed the first beam this week for the new 49er Stadium in the South Bay were proudly boasting every steel beam installed there will be made in the USA! I think this is a GREAT thing!

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Greg 2012/08/03 22:48:21

No

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What needs to happen is for the government to stop punishing businesses through taxes and allow more free market, not less.

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Striker to Greg 2012/08/04 14:13:24

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Agree, except that governments always go for more Force, never less.

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Greg to Striker 2012/08/06 23:16:16

+1
I agree with that, too.

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ScatterJoy! 2012/08/03 22:43:39

No

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How can we afford to pay the workers? Americans demand low cost items and a low cost means less money to make the product- less money for manufacturing means paying the workers a smaller wage.

If products started to be made in America we would have to pay at least a minimum wage salary - that would in effect raise the cost of the final product. I think less people would be willing to pay a higher overhead in the end, just to have an American item.

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(▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪) 2012/08/03 22:40:11

Yes

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More America Jobs

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Sterling 2012/08/03 22:38:27

No

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The only thing that would end up happening is it would hurt the consumer. Taxpayer money shouldn't be going into businesses, period.

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drew 2012/08/03 22:37:04

No

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No, cause it only helps "Unions and Politicians" ... Unions can use these same policies to either drive the costs of production high or cause a company to default.

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Rusty Bubbles 2012/08/03 22:35:39

No

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Promotion and encouragement, SURE~!
Policy?.....NO

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lee 2012/08/03 22:27:21

Yes

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more than OK, its what we should be selling WORLD WIDE.

cheaper is not always better... in fact its almost NEVER better.

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Deb 2012/08/03 22:19:10

No

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i buy most of my clothes and jewelry from Japan. And I only pay about 1\100th of what i would pay here and it's all tax free

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Lydecho... to Deb 2012/08/03 23:58:28

+1
and Japan is awesome and the clothes are so cute

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Deb to Lydecho... 2012/08/09 07:37:58

+1
Exactly...way better style at better prices

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the judgebigdogeagle 2012/08/03 22:17:02

Yes

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If it is not made here, do not promote it as such.

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dePSyChO 2012/08/03 22:10:36
T. James H to dePSyChO 2012/08/06 02:35:04
dePSyChO to T. James H 2012/08/06 04:54:24

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True enough.

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SOUL4REAL 2012/08/03 22:10:17

Yes

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If it's made in "America" more jobs and more money! This shouldn't even be a question!

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cnsharp 2012/08/03 22:07:21

Yes

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The problem is a lot of made in America products are more expensive.

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shadow76 to cnsharp 2012/08/04 11:33:26

Because of over taxation and regulation!

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Bear 2012/08/03 21:46:01

Yes

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But then what would the rethuglicans do for cheap labor?

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james.bowman.146 2012/08/03 21:42:24

No

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Lower prices are good for the economy. We should have policies that make business better here. However, if the idea is to tax imported goods like crazy, then you are hurting the economy.

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Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm... 2012/08/03 21:34:16

Yes

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I've always believed in that YES!

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shadow76 to Barefoo... 2012/08/04 11:36:50

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Me too. One time a liberal friend and her daughters searched all my clothes because I was always talking about that and they only found one that wasn't made in USA and that had been a gift from someone else!

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