America needs your support. Buy American! Buy Local!

Funny thing is I'm not American but just like many I like to cook sometimes.  As I pulled out my cast iron skillet this morning I thought about the time that I was shopping for it.  That was 5 years ago now.  If you remember 2010 then you might remember the great recession the developed world was going through.  The employment rate in the U.S. was approximately 10%.  That amounts to "only" 31,000,000 people without work.  Those numbers forced me to reflect a lot about my "new country" (yes, I want to be American). 

As I looked at the shelf at the department store and pulled out my smart phone to investigate Lodge Manufacturing and they made a point of saying they were THE LAST cast iron company manufacturing in the U.S..  That's 250 families in Tennessee that needed my support to continue working and all for a small difference of $5 dollars on the pan.  "Are you kidding me?  Absolutely buying American". 

This message might sound so U.S. patriotic but as a Canadian I should buy American given the choice and as a Mexican you should also buy American.  After all you depend on exports to and from the U.S. in the amount $300 Billion and $245 Billion respective.  Think about what I'm saying.  The healthier your trading partner the better off you are so BUY AMERICAN.

Here's a company that has capitalized on this idea https://www.madeinamericastore.com/

Now, for the rest of you.  Don't you think you should buy what your country produces too?  Buy local for so many reasons! 

Just food for thought....