I don't think that most people realize this. Next time you call customer service at your credit card company, bank, health and other insurance, or computer help desk etc., consider doing the following: After you connect and realize the customer service representative is not from the U.S.A ( you can ask if your not sure ), politely request that you want to speak to a customer service representative in the United States of America! The rep might suggest that you speak with one of their managers or supervisors, but once again just say "No thank you, I would like to speak with a representative in the United States of America.
YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY BE CONNECTED TO A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE U.S.A!
That's the rule and LAW!
There is another movement in progress that all Americans should participate in if they agree with the other 70% that trading privileges with China should be suspended or reduced.
Just look at the bottom of every product you buy for at least thirty days ( or better yet, permanently ), and if it says "Made in China" or "PRC" ( Hong Kong) simply purchase a different brand made in the U.S.A. Very simple!
We cannot expect to continue to live the lifestyle we are accustomed to if we don't support products made in this country first!
Can you please tell me the Public Law number or the date the legislation was signed by the President, or perhaps where it can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations? I would like to see the details of the law, especially enforcing requirements and reporting violations.
ReplyDeleteIt's important to consider the wider aspects of protecting American domestic businesses from foreign competition. If the US Government seeks to shelter domestic companies, then other countries are likely to seek retaliatory measures to protect their own domestic businesses from US companies operating in or exporting to them. In the case of China, this would be a serious blow to US companies such as General Motors, General Electric, Ford, Kraft Foods, 3M, Texas Instruments and hundreds more that sell their branded products in China, a market with about 1.3 billion consumers. In turn this would result in job losses in the US as companies fire American workers that support overseas operations. These are solid middle- to upper-income jobs that purchase US goods and services in far greater amounts than low-wage call center workers. Of course Americans can purchase US goods as a matter of choice, but I don't think protectionism by way of legislation or regulation is necessarily a good thing.
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