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when i shp i don't go far out of my way or specifically hunt for an american made product. i would like to, but fact is i can't afford to be so exclusive. if i see an equal american product and the price difference is minimal, i will buy american, but i can't afford the high market up of us union labor on a lot of products.
one of the easiest places to support america and american labor is at the grocery store. we are a nation that was founded by farmers and the current political and financial situation is ruining that. look at the can/bottle/stickers on what you pick up at the grocery store. you would be amazed the variety of products that are imported and sitting on teh shelf right next to the american made/grown brand.
we are closing farms and converting them to non-food production at an alarming rate in this country. look at the price of your vegi's and milk some time if you need to know what it is doing to the economy. milk costs about 30% more per gallon than gas, fruit and veg prices have doubled in the last 3 years because of the soy/e-fuel boom, and developers are buying up and converting farm land into houses, condos, and shopping centers faster than anyone can do anything about it.
sorry for the rant, coming from a farming family it is jsut something i take personally. my cousin still operates the family dairy farm and it pisses me off to see his pay per gallon only go up about 20% over the same period of time the processors and stores have raised prices 240%(last 10 years)
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