Army Surplus - Made in China?

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i saw a piece on i think date line about this, they took a regular american house hold and took everything that wasnt made in the US out, needless to say the house was empty, and they tried to refurnish it with things ONLY made in the US, i didnt see the outcome of it, but from what little i remember they have an EXTREMELY hard time finding a lot of the normal things you use everyday, like their coffee maker was a big one i remember, its kinda sad actually that one can not fill their own house with things made here in our own country.

Yes you can. Of course you have to like antiques. My bedroom suit (Full size bed, dresser, chest of drawers, and nightstands) is American made and solid wood with exotic wood inlays. Sold by Sears circa 1940-1946. My solid maple kitchen table and chairs are American made circa 1963. My tableware is American stainless by Imperial and my plates and dishes are Fire King (circa 1950). My cookware is Griswold (cast iron) and Pyrex. Appliances? Circa 1970-1980 except, as mentioned, coffee maker. Of course none of these things helps employ domestic labor today. I am sure that a few of the tuneup parts I use on my 1963 Ford are imported though.
 
Remember, our officials put us where we are today, as did we as consumers. They encouraged open trade by making ridiculous laws and taxes, unions did a fine job as raising our labor rates through the roof, and we are cheap when it comes to spending unless it's something we're passionate about. $20 for a pair of underwear? Hell no. $500 for a knife? Sure.

Think about it before we blame corporations. They just give us what we want.

BTW, good surplus is always hard to find in times of war. It shows up AFTER they are done fighting, and thus have no need for the stuff.
 
Closed. Thread's been around long enough. Picking up too much deal-spotting and politics.
 
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