[EponymousCoward]

There is nothing more ironic than the jingoist segment of the population who are also ravenous Walmart shoppers.

It seems like such a no brainer for a political movement/party to run on a platform of restoring Americas manufacturing base.

I think people forget how many second order jobs are lost with the withered manufacturing base. Transportation, IT, HR, restaurants that people eat at on lunch breaks... I can't even enumerate how many second order jobs large scale manufacturing creates...

I regularly go out of my way to pay for American made stuff, so I can say I put my money where my mouth is. Same with shopping locally - farmers markets with local producers etc.

I don't know when well ever snap out of this way of life --- spend less to have more and the quality of life around you declines. Personally I wish my kid had less toys but they're so cheap that grandma and grandpa ship em by the boxful.

Ugh.