Everyone is complaining about the tools that are made in China, however, how many of the people in this thread shop Walmart and buy the cheap things that they import? I remember reading a news article about someone that tried to buy only American made products for one year, and after a couple of months had to give up, because there was so little left that was made in the USA vs. that which comes from other parts of the world. In the 1950's the cheap crappy stuff was coming from Japan. Today, Japanese manufacturers are having products made in China. How many of you are driving foreign manufactured cars? True, all the US brands, Ford, GM, & Chrysler are outsourcing the parts to other countries, but at least they are being assembled here. In the 1970's, our government gave some of the Japanese companies great tax deals to build assembly plants in the US, which they did. Problem is that the only taxes that are paid are by the US workers in that plant. 100% of the profits go back to Japan. Our politicians have been selling out the American public for the past 60 years. It started after the Second World War, when the machinery that was designed for use in the US was redirected to Japan and Europe to help them get back on there feet. Then in a twist of fate, US industry stated to be taxed heavily and wages were soaring as a result of Union negotiations. It didn't take a genius to realize that anything made in another part of the world that could be sold cheaper than a comparable US product would succeed. Everyone likes a bargain, and very few are willing to pay more for a US made product. This isn't just in the tool or automobile industry. It happens in every industry. At one time, almost all flower sold by a florist were grown in the US. Today, very little is grown here, and most of the flowers come from Mexico and South America. We sell the crude oil from Alaska to the Japanese, and we import oil from Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. I still haven't figured that one out. Politician do what serves them and their states best. There is a plan to bring natural gas from Alaska to the lower 48. The senator from Alaska got a bill passed in congress to make sure that the pipeline goes from Alaska to Washington State, and then across the upper part of the US to Michigan to connect up with the natural gas pipeline system. If they were to make the pipe line from Alaska to Michigan across the upper part of Canada, it would cost 50% less! The big winner in this case is Alaska, which will be getting the majority of the jobs.
