"Carla Fong" wrote in message
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I am not the author, I am passing this along without verifying the cites,
so it may be bogus... But i did get it in an email so it must have come
from the Internet so it must be true...

Carla

ONE AT A TIME
A physics teacher in high school once told the students that while one
grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, but a
billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following
written by a citizen who's concerned about America's jobs:

This probably sounds crazy, but just yesterday I was in Wal Mart looking
for a wastebasket. I found some made in China for $6.99. I didn't want to
pay that much so I asked the lady if they had any others.. She took me to
another department and they had some at $2.50 made in USA .. They are just
as good. Same as a kitchen rug I needed. I had to look, but I found some
made in the USA and they were $3.00 cheaper. We are being brain washed
that everything that comes from China and Mexico is cheaper. Not so. That
is also why I don't buy cards at Hallmark anymore. They are made in China
and are expensive. I buy them at Dollar Tree....50 cents each and made in
USA .

My favorite toothpaste was Colgate is made in Mexico . Now I have
switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything. Good idea
... One light bulb at a time.

Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowe's the other day
for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose
attachments. They were all made in China .The next day I was in Ace
Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there.
They were made in USA . Start looking ... In our current economic
situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even
their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right
track. Let's get behind her!

My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked
made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more..

This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60W light bulbs and Bounce
dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE
brand I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value." I picked
up both types of bulbs and compared the stats they were the same except
for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand
but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in
MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the
USA in a company in Cleveland , Ohio .

So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that
are made right here....

So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets... Yep, you guessed it,
Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada . The Everyday Value brand
was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer
sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and
at almost half the price!

My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for
everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the
job you save may be your own or your neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book
so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying
from overseas companies! (We should have awakened a decade ago....) Let's
get with the program and help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and
create more jobs here in the USA .


Nice post, kiddo.

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