Perhaps the first and one of the most important moves that the gubmint can make to help create jobs is to stop itself from buying foreign made products. I am speaking of military, postal, national parks, federal museums (and gift stores) and all other acquisitions. Mebbie Motorola or Apple don't make the best cell phones and Dell, Apple or HP don't make the best computers, but they deserve the gubmint's business(at all levels). Now granted, that would be a big step. Next on the list is to REQUIRE a large percentage of every product be American made. It is very difficult to find items that are TOTALLY made from American parts or that is EVEN assembled here. Putting some restrictions on what the gubmint CAN procure has got to be the easiest to accomplish. BTW, how did that big Air Force acquisition of refueler planes ever get offered to Airbus anyway ??? I used to have a rule-of-thumb that I would buy the best that I could for what I could afford, hence the two Hondas that I own. These cars were both manufactured here, and may have American parts, but at least they were assembled by Americans. Given the choices that I have today, I would most probably go with a Ford. Unfortunately, there may be a lot of foreign made parts in the Big Three's cars, as well.
All of the companies try to remain competitive, price wise, and must incorporate parts from wherever in order to remain in business. Theoretically, this will get better, as we encourage more Americans to stretch their dollars and support American manufacturing.
EXERCISES TO PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE
1. Lay nude on the front lawn and ask the weed man to probe you
with his applicator.
2. Drink a quart of Sherwin-Williams Eggshell One-Coat Coverage
Interior Flat White #2. Then have your child stuff his slinky
down your throat.
3. Put a real estate agent's 'Open House' sign on your front yard
and lie on your bed dressed in a paper napkin with straws stuck
up your nose.
4. Put your hand down the garbage disposal while practicing your
smile and repeating: "mild discomfort."
5. Set your alarm to go off every ten minutes from ten PM to
seven AM, at which times you will alternately puncture your wrist
with a Craftsman (squarehead) screwdriver and stab yourself with
a knitting needle.
6. Remove all actual food from the house.
7. With several strands of Christmas lights strung from a coat
tree and onto yourself, walk slowly up and down the hall.
8. Urinate into an empty lipstick tube.
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