Let's talk about Vietnam, China, The U.S. and the TPP

[peacebird]

1. Let's talk about prioritizing buying stuff Made in the USA whenever we can find instead of cheap

chinese crap. Seriously. The buy organic/buy local movement for food has grown dramatically in last decade. What if we tried to kickstart Buy American? Hubby & I always look for country of origin, and have found the made in America clothes from LandsEnd (for example) last seasons longer than the regular imported stuff from them.
We bought him shorts three seasons ago. My mother bought him the imported LandsEnd, I bought him the made in USA pair. The imported were thin t-shirt like material, single stitch seams and had holes worn into the fabric after a single season. They look like crap now. The USA made were a much thicker heavier knit fabric with double stitch flat seams and well made elastic waist. Still hold their shape, no holes in fabric, still look new on third season. So ultimately the Made in America LandsEnd shorts were a better buy than the cheaper LandsEnd import.