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Offshoring, things we can do. - smm


Posted: Sep 14, 2011

First off, I am truly disgusted with our government for allowing offshoring to such a degree that it has taken most of our jobs away.  We have written and complained to no avail.  We do need to do some things on our own too. 

I recently went shopping for my son's school supplies.  I read the labels to make sure things were made in America.  Ink pens:  The only ink pens I found made in America were Pilot pens, BIC were made in China.  I bought the Pilot pens.  I searched and searched for 3-ring binders made in America and most were made in Mexico or Taiwan.  I did have to settle for one that was made in America from parts made in other countries.  I looked for a spiral notebook made in America and was going to leave the store and look online when I found one that was made in the USA.  Before I found it, I asked the gentleman if he knew of any made in America and he told me good luck finding that.  Well, after I found it I tracked him down and asked him to please recommend that one to any other customers.  We are looking for a camping stove for next year.  Good Ole Coleman is now made in China.  My husband has been searching online for one made in the USA with no luck so far.  We will keep searching or do without. 

I recently called a credit card company to find out my payoff balance.  I immediately asked "Peggy" to transfer me to someone in the United States, which she did.   

Clothes, good luck with that one.  If you want jeans, Levi and Wrangler are made offshore.  I actually found a site where you can get levis made in this country.  The problem is that the price is ridiculous for a pair of jeans.  To me, the company is raping us on the price and blaming it on the cost of making them here.  $200 for a pair of men's jeans.  LOL  I used to work for Levi and trust me, they did not pay well, so they cannot blame it on the high cost of American labor.  Fact is companies want to make more and more profits these days.  I have seen some things where the companies are making 100, 200, 500 percent profits on products.  They are using the line of bull that labor is too expensive in this country in order to line their own pockets. 

WE need to do something about this since our government will not.  

When I go to the grocery store, I spend a lot of time now finding things made in the USA.  I have been doing this for the most part for awhile now, but I am really getting serious.  Some of the products say "distributed" in the United States, but that does not mean they are made here.  I am starting to do research online to find out exactly what products are made here and will do without if I cannot find something made here.  We all need to start doing this.  You can go online and do a search on products made in the USA.  This will bring up some websites that list products made here.  It will be heartbreaking to see that there really are not a lot of things made here. 

Start researching.  Do some research on the Korean FTA.  Wow, this is what our government is doing to us, both parties.  We need to complain and do what we can to stop this stuff.

I would appreciate if anyone else can list some products that they have researched and found made in the USA.  It would help a lot of us out.

website - dmz

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www.saveourcountryfirst.com - everything American made.

www.buffalofoods.com - all foods familiar in the Buffalo, NY area.

I used to deal with a company that made American toys, but they ended up going under thanx to China.

I'm sure there are more if you google "Products made in USA" -

Thanx for your post. I've been spouting the same for years but now people are starting to realize that we are no longer the great country we used to be, having sold out to China and it's defective products/food/medications.

Thank you - smm

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I have also been upset by this for years and have been doing the best I can to not buy products made elsewhere, but now I am making a career of it.

outsourcing - nan6

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Great post.

We are not going to get any support from our government on this because they also outsource. I worked for two services that contracted work through the VA Hospitals and I also applied for a VA job at my local VA. The job, even though advertized as a transcription job had nothing to do with transcription as they were all outsourced. It was more filing the reports, etc.

As we all had to go through a background check to be able to do their work, finger printing, criminal background check, they are using American transcriptionists but they are still outsourcing to companies that do not offer benefits, no hourly guarantee, etc., so they are just as guilty as the rest of these companies of slave labor. They turn a blind eye and do not audit the services to make sure they are complaint with their "rules."

The only way I can see to impress upon them how the outsourcing is hurting American as a whole would be if they were paid Indian wages. I researched this and the Indian Parliament makes about 160,000 rupee's a month, which converts to about $360.00 per month US dollars. Then I bet you would see them all quit their jobs and start jump up and down to stop the outsourcing. If any one can think of a way to get their wages lowered they should win the Nobel Peace Prize and they will definitely have my vote.

I will continue until I drop dead to fight for what I believe in as far as outsourcing goes, but asking for government help will be of no help.

The only thing at this point that is going to help will be when American doctors and hospitals get sued because patient care was affected by a foreign transcriptionist error.

The wound is too deep now and I can't see any way to stop the bleeding unfortunately.

Nan6: Ed Schultz of the Ed Show is the only - commentator on TV SM

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that is very vocal about offshoring/outsourcing. I urge all of you to write to him about our plight. Your post is extremely interesting, especially the conversion rate for the Indian Parliament. Regardless of your political views, I think we all agree with the fact that offshoring is destroying the American Dream. He has a website and you can write to him there.

America's best days are behind it now. I'm sure - glad I wont be around 30-40 years from now.

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Check this out - smm

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I receive newsletters from my Senator. This one should make your blood boil.

"Peggy"!!!! LOLOLOLOL!!!!! You made my day. - ;D - Meerkat

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