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What is the meaning of “Made In America?” and do we believe anything anymore?

October 31st, 2009 at 02:36pm Teresa Beach-Shelow

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Do you feel the “Made in USA” label is valuable and should be protected, or is it appropriate to allow the category to be watered down or eliminated altogether?

That is precisely the case right now in the state of California where lock maker Kwikset Corp. is attempting to get around a number of state statutes after years of labeling its products “Made in USA” when they actually were being imported from Mexico.

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3 Comments Add your own

  • 1. denny johnson  |  October 31st, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    at issue here is “telling the truth”. Business’, politicians, news media and all of the rest of us too…… need to bring back the importance of being honest and telling the truth. The “snake” in the garden of Eden……is still hanging around. But so is the God who made us.

  • 2. Chuck Sweeny  |  November 1st, 2009 at 4:10 am

    This is an interesting topic. I just bought a new car and am selling my old one.

    My old one is a 2003 Buick Century, which is as American as … well, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Yup, the Buick Century is made in Canada.

    My new car is a Honda,which is Japanese, right?
    Wrong. It is built in Greensburg, Indiana. The engine is built in Ohio, and fully 60 percent of the parts are made in the U.S.A.

  • 3. bob trojan  |  November 1st, 2009 at 7:36 am

    To me, Made in America is a valuable label that should be preserved, not eliminated. Of course, some criteria needs to be established…like 100% of the cost of the item must in fact be made in America.
    Or at least: “Made in America” with imported components”.
    There are too many counter-America trends taking place, let’s not give up our American heritage.

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