
Today, made in America products are few and far between. It is estimated that nine out of ten items sold in the United States were made here in the 1960s. Currently, more than half are foreign-made. How does this impact our country?
World News with Diane Sawyer, on ABC Television has been following this issue over the past few months. People are being encouraged to make a commitment to buy made in America products, when possible. It is reported that the Christmas gift spending for an average family is $700.00. It is estimated that if $64.00 of the $700.00 is spent on something made in America, 200,000 jobs will be created. People are being challenged to be "In". That is, committed to spending the $64.00 on made in America products, instead of foreign-made ones...