Columnist Challenges Readers to Take Buy American Challenge

Last week, Julie Seedorf, a columnist with the Albert Lea Tribune in Minnesota wrote a column called “Support Businesses that Support USA.” In her column, Seedorf referenced a number of plant closings that have occurred recently in southeastern Minnesota due to off-shoring, and called on the members of her community to buy American instead of resigning to the apathetic conclusion that each of us is powerless to keep jobs here in the U.S.A. “Let’s join together as Americans and make a commitment to our American workers,” says Seedorf.

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My Buy American Story: A Woman’s Thoughts on Her 30-Year Commitment to “Made in U.S.A.”

Here is a story about a woman, Mary, who has been buying American for the last 30 years. I met Mary online when she commented on one of my postings. I enjoyed her story so much I thought I would share it with you. Here is Mary’s story, in her own words: I am a 30-year-long consumer of made in U.S.A. products, so I pretty much took the Buy American Challenge three decades ago. I don’t buy a pen unless it’s made in U.S.A. I’m also an American manufacturer and the web person for a consumer directory of domestic products. As such, I whole-heartedly support buying American.

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Should I Buy American When Giving Gifts?

Buying American when gift-giving presents an interesting dilemma. A person may be passionate about buying American when purchasing items for their own use, but how does that apply when buying gifts for others? I have been in this place many times in the last year, and my advice is to use your best judgment and err on the side of buying gifts that the gift-recipient(s) will actually enjoy above gifts you might buy because they are made in the U.S.A.

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Watch “Made in America” on ABC World News Tonight

Tonight, ABC World News with Dianne Sawyer is continuing its groundbreaking series called “Made in America.” The series is shedding some much-needed light on the importance of buying American-made products in order to create jobs in this country. World News Tonight airs at 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. Please make sure you don’t miss it.

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Wait a Minute… I Get Cheat Items?

It’s time for a little more discussion about the guidelines of the Buy American Challenge. I am going to make a strong case to buy American for a lot of people that have previously thought buying made in U.S.A. isn’t for them. Let my highlight what is perhaps the most important guidelines of the Buy American Challenge program – you get cheat items! This actually blows a lot of people’s minds when I tell them that. When most people think about buying American, they picture buying nothing but goods made in the U.S.A. under any circumstances. But that is not the program that I recommend because truly buying nothing but American-made items is near impossible without a great deal of deprivation. Going cold turkey doesn’t work because it is too difficult to stick with it.

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