In the case of automobile manufacturers, I believe our American CEO's are going to have to start looking at the long-term investment as opposed to short term greed, and start giving us better products. The workers are doing their jobs; let the CEO's invest in the future for a change! So much of these issues seem to rest with corporate America given the power by our lawmakers to rake obscene profits without sharing those profits with worker's and giving back to the community. Also, I know I hate being outsourced to a tech support person whom I have communication issues with. I'd always complain to Dell about outsourcing while rating their tech support service, to absolutely no avail. I...

In the case of automobile manufacturers, I believe our American CEO's are going to have to start looking at the long-term investment as opposed to short term greed, and start giving us better products. The workers are doing their jobs; let the CEO's invest in the future for a change! So much of these issues seem to rest with corporate America given the power by our lawmakers to rake obscene profits without sharing those profits with worker's and giving back to the community. Also, I know I hate being outsourced to a tech support person whom I have communication issues with. I'd always complain to Dell about outsourcing while rating their tech support service, to absolutely no avail. I support buying American 100 percent, but I don't think it will ever work all by itself Napster. People are way too greedy to think in terms of the big picture.

This was a great resource clip, very practical.
Try to buy as many things as you can from American companies, and then try to buy the rest from countries or companies who have established responsible, ethical standards for themselves, in the way the do business, treat their employees and make their products.
For instance, does the company see any of their employees as an input like a widget? ...then they should not be considered ethical. People who run companies like that are "exploitation experts", and in the past we called them nobles, slaveholders, robber barons, etc. They have not gone away, they have just changed the way they hide their exploitive behaviors.

I have tried to buy Amer...

This was a great resource clip, very practical.
Try to buy as many things as you can from American companies, and then try to buy the rest from countries or companies who have established responsible, ethical standards for themselves, in the way the do business, treat their employees and make their products.
For instance, does the company see any of their employees as an input like a widget? ...then they should not be considered ethical. People who run companies like that are "exploitation experts", and in the past we called them nobles, slaveholders, robber barons, etc. They have not gone away, they have just changed the way they hide their exploitive behaviors.

I have tried to buy American all my life...sometimes it is difficult. The internet has helped increase my chances to find American made items.