WATCH: "Should Be Made in America," KPIX-TV, San Francisco, March 26, 2012
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Toaster Made in USA
I am stunned. I went to Fry's, Bed Bath and Beyond, Sur La Table, and many others I cant remember anymore only to find each and every place a toaster is made in China. A Toaster for God's sake. The salesperson at Fry's said "so whats wrong with made in China". The sales person at Sur La table said " Sorry I wish I could help you but I have nothing for you".
Here is what I propose, its a stupid toaster, how expensive can that be. It is made out a metal and some inexpensive electronic parts. It needs UL and that should be fast tracked. So where does this happen, right in Stockton California, the very city declaring bankruptcy.
It is time for a Made in USA General Store, you know like we used to have at every street corner in every city. We will stock the store form things made in America and not stock a thing made in China.
No wonder we are unemployed. This is scandalous. I am getting my MBA so I know how to run a company and am a serial business owner with tons of business experience. It's time to put our money where our mouth is. I am sure there is a very cheap parcel to put up a concrete tilt up building in Stockton. I am sure we can find American ingenuity to build the steel presses for the casings. The rest is simple. I am sure we can compete with the best, as it is just a toaster.
Anyone interested contact me at parky36(at)ATT(dot) net
Currency market ridiculousness
Today, Yahoo Finance headline was that the dollar rose on Fed loose monetary policy. This is ridiculous. If we do low interest rates (like 0), then dollars are not desirable; dollar should fall. If Fed does "QE3", then one part of the government is going to buy the other part of the government's "bonds" (i.e the US govt is truly lending to itself, and absolutely is electronically printing money and handing it out - to banks, not consumers; this is true); again, the dollar must be weaker than currencies that are not doing it. But yet the dollar rises. It is a total sham and a joke. The governments are intervening (particular Japan doing "stealth dumping of yen"); everyone knows this except the public. Remind the public that if you travel abroad and you exchange dollars, you can see how currency exchange is precisley like a tarriff.