Eye opener

The only problem with many of the "Made in U.S.A." products is this :
the majority of the time , said products are made by non-citizens , or by citizens whom undercut wages .

Products are made in China for a couple of major reasons :

1.) California chased-away yet another manufacturer because of all of the damned regulations ;
2.) Some worthless white collar college assh:protest:le with a management degree convinced some dog fart CEO / CFO that a move to china would be "beneficial" to thee company's survival ;
3.) Unions have gotten out-of-hand . NOT necessarily the employees ; but the unions' whips have turbo-fu:bom:ked their Grunts and are in-kahoots with the pigs at the top , playing both ends against the middle .

I work at an international-wide auto parts store (whose name will remain anonymous) , and on a daily basis I see soooooooooo many parts which are made in China , Thailand , South Korea and other places , and these parts are "OEM-Spec" replacement parts !
Unless one buys used ( or , "previously enjoyed" as I call 'em) parts and refurbishes 'em , there's an unfortunately good chance that you're buying 3rd World Country junk .

Made in Mexico doesn't bother me . Many of Chrysler's parts are made by our brothers whom reside south-of-the-border ; Prestolite being a prime example (e.g. , battery cables).
Hell , if Mexico's economy is good -- or simply improves -- that'll keep everyone at home and less-likely to come to the U.S. for a better life =; .

I must say , the biggest irritation when it comes to Chinese-made monikers is the model car industry :wack: . The only model car company who's still U.S.-made is Lindberg . Revell-Monogram and anything under the AMT / MPC moniker (under the Round2 conglomerate and-or Model World) kits are China-made .
If the damned EPA , CARB , et al. , would loosen some slack , these companies could return to U.S. soil , and the price of their kits could remain the same (!!!).