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pmcnalley Rolling Meadows, IL posts: 15
posted on October 19, 2009 at 11:24AM Inappropriate? Quote Reply

I have friends complain to me that they have a hard time getting the craftsman auto hammer. I have heard 2nd hand that the buyer has a hard time meeting the demand and is constantly on the phone with china. Why not find an American manufacturer to meet the need? In the tradition of the other great craftman tools. Why not show some guts and patiotism. I'm sure there our towns in Indiana, Michigan,all over our nation that could make that tool well.

replies: 4 latest post: October 20, 2009 at 09:17PM by AdamO
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posted on October 19, 2009 at 03:47PM
 

Why not America? One word: Unions.

Seriously, unions are unfortunately not as beneficial as they once were, and add substantially to the cost of products and services (see also: General Motors & UAW). Americans have made it incredibly clear that they are far less interested in country of origin than they are in the numbers that come after the dollar sign. 

And, unfortunately, public companies have a primary obligation to their shareholders, not the customer's supposed nationalistic enthusiasm (however sincere or deep-running it may be), and that obligation involves maximizing profits. American-made power tools do not maximize profits, because people will not pay for them versus foreign-made. Tools that don't sell don't make profits. They lose money, and if price is the only factor holding people back from buying, the choices are to either eliminate profitability or find cheaper ways to manufacture. And then we find ourselves right back where we started.

For more information, I suggest reading "The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy" by Charles Fishman.

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posted on October 20, 2009 at 07:18PM
 

I wonder if that Wal-Mart Effect book is on the new reading promotion "book list"?

posted on October 20, 2009 at 08:33PM
 

What's patiotism?

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posted on October 20, 2009 at 09:17PM
 

That there's a GOOD word!

A zeal for American made Patio furniture?

I know.

I've got TWO Weber kettles (Big and small) - made here.

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