HOW AND WHY TO BUY AMERICAN

Buying American-made goods and materials is the most basic step you can take on a personal level when it comes to reinforcing the American dollar and economy. But just because a product is advertised as being made in America, doesn’t necessarily mean it was made by an American company.

There are several sources available to the patriotic consumer who wants to know for a fact that not only is he/she “buying American”, but that the goods and materials were made, assembled and sold right here in America.

Author Roger Simmermaker maintains a comprehensive Web site devoted to these topics. He is the author of "How Americans Can Buy American: The Power of Consumer Patriotism." His site includes an enormous database of every kind of product and where it’s made.

AmericanEconomicAlert.org is a not-for-profit site calling all Americans to action to fight for American companies and American jobs. This site was formed by the United States Business and Industry Council Educational Foundation. As described in their mission statement, the USBICEF is “concerned about the impact of "globalization" on American society and independence. Growing trade deficits are undermining America’s industrial base – including its defense industries, reducing personal incomes for most Americans, and threatening the financial system as indebtedness to foreign corporations and governments grows. The result is that the United States is growing weaker as its vulnerabilities to overseas events increase.

“The so-called philosophy of "globalization" with its emphasis on transnational organizations like the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, an International Criminal Court, and a web of suffocating agreements like the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty threaten U.S. sovereignty. If the United States is to maintain its pre-eminent position in the world, while continuing to prosper and advance traditional American values, it must adopt economic policies that focus on improving the productivity, capabilities, knowledge, and the wealth of the people who reside in this country

“The United States must also act to advance its interests overseas; to maintain its access to resources and markets; to protect trade routes and allies; and to guard against aggression and adverse changes in the international balance of power. Building a strong national economy does not isolate America from the world, but on the contrary assures that America retains the means to shape international events to its own advantage and deal with them on its own terms.

“The USBIC Educational Foundation was founded in 1967 to be the research arm of USBIC and to educate both policy makers and the American public on issues of concern to USBIC member companies.”

 

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