This is a call for action.
As calls go, it is quite simple.
If we wish to see our trade deficit with China disappear and see manufacturing return to our shores, I make the following challenge.
Beginning May 1, 2011, I would like to challenge everyone to boycott all products manufactured or produced in China. I am talking about a national boycott of everything made in China. I know it won't be easy, but it is certainly necessary. Look for products that are either made in the USA whenever possible.
And then take the next step. Contact your representatives in Washington and demand that we implement trade policies that will protect our industries and workers, and that will encourage companies to bring manufacturing back to the US (http://www.house.gov/, http://www.senate.gov/). Former Pres. George W. Bush had it wrong - sending our manufacturing to other countries is NOT beneficial for the US; concentrating solely on development of new technologies, while crucial, does not provide the earnings multiplier, the critical financial component that gives stability to our economy and drives further R & D, that manufacturing provides. If one concentrates solely on R & D, the earnings for a given product end with the sale of the design to a manufacturer, whereas the manufacturer continues to realize income for as long as they manufacture and sell the product. Not only does the manufacturer benefit, but the employees and community at-large also realize benefit from continued production of goods, thus multiplying the investment made by the manufacturer. This is what must be returned to the US if we are to shore up our economy once again.
Will you join the boycott?
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