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giles

Cull buck specialist
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With all the talks of this and that these days and The thoughts of America being less reliant on others. I got to thinking about consumables that we all use. Which one being the most American kind of thing. From automakers, to beer, you tell me what you know and I’ll try and fact check it. Deal?

Let’s try and educate ourselves on how to better ourselves and spend our hard earned money.

Obviously this won’t include spending money locally at your local brewery, ma and pops market or things like that. But spending money at places like Amish, I don’t agree with. That money is gone, out of circulation. Very little of that money continues to circulate and help our economy.
 
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Geezer II

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I don't know - when i graduated from hs in a suburb of cleveland there was 3 steel mills - 5 railroads - ore boats - standard oil refinery - cadalic tank plant - ford plant - later crysler plant - many manufacturing and machine shops - many independent auto parts - major department stores - sears and robeck - shoe repair shops - dry cleaners - shoe and clothing stores - drug stores - and on and on - no big box stores - almost all American stuff - mostly all gone now - sold out by the venture capalists - dang - ya can check it out
 

Ohiosam

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Prove me wrong...see what I did here? Don’t Amish give all their money to the church so they don’t have to pay taxes? 😉

No, they give very little to the church. They don’t tithe. The church needs very little money because there’s no buildings and no salary for the preachers. They do pool their money if someone has a very large medical expense. They pay all the taxes everyone else does with the exception of Social Security and Medicare, but they aren’t eligible to receive those either.
 
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giles

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I don't know - when i graduated from hs in a suburb of cleveland there was 3 steel mills - 5 railroads - ore boats - standard oil refinery - cadalic tank plant - ford plant - later crysler plant - many manufacturing and machine shops - many independent auto parts - major department stores - sears and robeck - shoe repair shops - dry cleaners - shoe and clothing stores - drug stores - and on and on - no big box stores - almost all American stuff - mostly all gone now - sold out by the venture capalists - dang - ya can check it out
Taxes, lazy people, need a degree type people. No ones left to do the work. Education got pushed way to hard for to many decades. Now we learn how to live off debt, not work ethic.

Do you think you could run a company on today’s workforce? I couldn’t.
 
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Geezer II

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Taxes, lazy people, need a degree type people. No ones left to do the work. Education got pushed way to hard for to many decades. Now we learn how to live off debt, not work ethic.

Do you think you could run a company on today’s workforce? I couldn’t.
Well thats a good point - when i graduated from hs most kids didn't go to college - most went to work or into the military - hell you could still homestead in Alaska - girls got married - or nursing school - or to college for teacher ed - well i think there is enough good people out there that would work for a living wage - but that up to your generation - - me and a buddy were going to homestead in Alaska but he rund oft and joined the Coast Guard - so wtf I joined the Marine Corps
 
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giles

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You could take that a step further by shopping local for that purchase. I’ve never seen carguru or any of those other big companies sponsor a local ball team.
My local GM dealer is very community involved. One of the kids coaches my daughter and they always sponsor a team from all levels and sports. The SIL is outside cutting my grass right now... Sadly, over a couple dollars, I’ve never purchased from them. I see that changing in the future with my new found thoughts.
 
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Sgt Fury

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Alarming! Do your own research into this. Something to think about...

Smithfield Farms, the largest pork producing farm in the USA was sold recently to China with the unanimous support of its stockholders!! The hogs will still be raised here, but slaughtered and packaged for sale there before being sent back here. This includes labels of Morrell, Eckrich, Krakus, Cudahy, Premium Hams, Cook's, Gwaltney, The same with many chickens. They can now be shipped there, but when they come back all that needs to be labeled is that they WERE RAISED IN THE USA. Not that they were processed in China!!! Our great FDA at work again. The chickens will be all processed and most sold to fast food restaurants for sandwiches, along with schools and supermarkets. The China slaughter and processing are not nearly equal to the requirements here.

*BAD FOOD:::
We recently learned that Starkist Tuna is now owned by Korea , and is in big conflict with the U. S. concerning quality, safety, and records, which Korea refuses to produce.
Read several articles on Google about this, and even one that was defending the eating of tilapia said to avoid the fish that came from China Also,I had just returned home from buying Albertson's 4-day special of 4 bags of frozen tilapia for the price of one.? Sure enough, on the top of the bags, it read "farm raised", and on the bottom in small print it said, " China "read all the way down...

Recently a Food inspector on TV... said he had lived overseas and he had seen the filthy conditions their foods are raised and processed in. It is enough to make you throw up. Some foreign workers have to wear masks as they work in these places, because the food is so rotten and filthy, it makes them want to throw up. Many of their fish on Fish Farms are fed raw sewage daily. He said he has seen so much filth throughout their food growing and processing that he would "never" eat any of it. They raise this filth, put some food coloring and some flavorings on it, then they ship it to the USA & Canada for YOU to consume and feed to YOUR families. They have no Food & Safety Inspectors. They ship it to you to buy and poison your families and friends .

Imported food we eat and the junk we buy: Green Giant frozen vegetables are from China, and so are most of Europe 's Best.
Arctic Gardens are Okay. So is Birdseye.
Never buy the grocery store garlic unless it is clearly marked from USA or Canada, the other stuff is grown in people poop (even worse than chicken droppings). China is the largest producer of garlic in the world; U. S. is next.
Buy only local honey *, much honey is shipped in huge containers from China and re-packed here.

Cold-FX is grown and packed in China and is full of fecal bacteria. Doesn't work anyway, big scam.

If the country of origin is not clearly marked beware. If produce, ask an employee.

Watch out for packages which state "prepared for", "packed by" or "imported by". We don't understand the lack of mandatory labeling, especially the produce.

The country of origin should be clearly shown on the item in the store.

Go to the local farmers' markets in season and keep a wary eye open the rest of the year.

Please read this very carefully, and read to the very bottom. It's important for all of us.

How is it possible to ship food from China cheaper than having it produced in the U. S. or Canada?

FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '. SO, FOR A FEW MORE CENTS, BUY THE LIBERTY BRAND.

GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE IS FROM CALIFORNIA.

Beware, Costco sells canned peaches and pears in a plastic jar that come from China.

ALL "HIGH LINER" AND MOST OTHER FROZEN FISH PRODUCTS COME FROM CHINA OR INDONESIA . THE PACKAGE MAY SAY "PACIFIC SALMON" ON THE FRONT, BUT LOOK FOR THE SMALL PRINT. MOST OF THESE PRODUCTS COME FROM FISH FARMS IN THE ORIENT WHERE THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS ON WHAT IS FED TO THESE FISH.

Recently The Montreal Gazette had an article by the Canadian Government on how Chinese feed the fish: They suspend chicken wire crates over the fish ponds, and the fish feed on chicken droppings.

If you search the internet about what the Chinese feed their fish, you'll be alarmed; e. g, growth hormones, expired anti-biotic from humans.? Never buy any type of fish or shellfish that comes from these countries: Vietnam, China, Philippines.

Check this out personally. Steinfeld's Pickles are made in India - just as bad! Another example is in canned mushrooms. No-Name brand came from Indonesia .

Also, check those little fruit cups. They used to be made in Canada in the Niagara region until about 2 years ago. They are now packaged in China. Most sold in Aldi stores.

While the Chinese export inferior and even toxic products, dangerous toys, and goods to be sold in North American markets, the media wrings its hands! Yet, 70% of North Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.

Well, duh! Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges?

SIMPLY DO IT YOURSELF, CANADA AND THE U. S.

Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.

THINK ABOUT THIS:

If 200 million North Americans refuse to buy just $20 each of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast! The downside? Some Canadian/American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory.

Just one month of trading losses will hit the Chinese for 8% of their North American exports. Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness are worth it.

START NOW and don't stop and tell your friends.

Start reading labels more closely and buy something else even if it cost a few cents more.*
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