Made in the USA, Maybe Red is on to Something

[Peter Moretti]

Apparently Google and some other US companies are trying to bring manufacturing back home. Here's a link to the NY Times article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/te...nted=1&_r=1&hp

[Adam Beck]

I know several people who will pay more for the "Made in the USA" label. Hopefully it continues.

[Jake Wilganowski]

+1.

[rod bradley]

Of course I agree. But let's not forget Google can well afford it and is only doing it in a small test way. What we really need to do is re-create a more creative and sustainable economy and a less consumer throw-away one. Jim's attempt to mitigate that by not building in obsolescense is noble and correct.

But it strikes me the key to any of this really coming to fruition, is creating a more equitable society where the working poor, the fraying bottom-end of so-called "middle class" -- can afford to buy items manufacturered here by companies that can pay a living wage to those who do the work. Achieving balance is a constant struggle. And when companies can profit by making things here, they will do so. That is the ultimate incentive. Incidentally, I find most people aren't aware of the huge subsidies that the taxpayers give right now to encourage manufacturing here. Including those given by states. One might argue that the entire military industrial complex is a taxpayer subsidy of largely huge lobbyist corporations and their guaranteed profits. I don't think ultimately this kind of artificial subsidy is either productive or sustainable.

[Nathaniel Kramer]

MADE IN AMERICA

[jake blackstone]

MADE IN AMERICA

Too bad it was shot on Japanese made DSLR

[Nathaniel Kramer]

no dude, it was shot on epic m 1241