Posted by Deere Scotty on September 23, 2010 at 02:31:39 from (68.57.255.70):
In Reply to: O.T. Made in USA posted by Crem on September 22, 2010 at 22:43:43:
A lot of things are still made in the US. The problem is that the number of new items made here is much smaller than those items which move out. Just in the last year, or so... Vise Grip moved to China, Whirlpool closed a refrigerator plant in Evansville, IN. Went to Mexico. The US auto industry has in the last few years vastly increased foreign parts content on their vehicles including entire engines made in China (GM anyway).
I dont even want to get started on replacement parts for antique tractors. It aggrevates me to no end to go buy a reproduction item thats stamped CHINA when it was originally made in the USA!!! But it is good what we still have. When I buy hand tools; I typically go for Craftsman unless I cant find USA on the packaging!
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