Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
I think food should have to be made in America.

http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...in%20americ a

"Terry" > wrote in message
...
> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
> I think food should have to be made in America.
>
> http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...in%20americ a

Take away all the imported foods and the stores will be very barren. Not to
mentions when other countries stop buying our farm goods. Your simplistic
statement has serious repercussions.

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
. net...
>
> "Terry" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
>> I think food should have to be made in America.
>>
>> http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...in%20americ a
>
> Take away all the imported foods and the stores will be very barren. Not
> to mentions when other countries stop buying our farm goods. Your
> simplistic statement has serious repercussions.


Since the majority of foods are not marked with their country of origin, how
do you know this?

Terry wrote:
>
> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
> I think food should have to be made in America.
>
> http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...in%20americ a


I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever possible.
I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
made flag at my place.

In article >,
says...
> Terry wrote:
> >
> > Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
> > I think food should have to be made in America.
> >
> > http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...in%20americ a
>
>
> I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
> make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever possible.
> I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
> looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
> were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
> made flag at my place.
>

Suppose the Chinese made flag cost $10, and you found a Canadian made
flag for $50. Then what?

--
Peter Aitken

Peter A wrote:
> > I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
> > make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever possible.
> > I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
> > looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
> > were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
> > made flag at my place.
> >
>
> Suppose the Chinese made flag cost $10, and you found a Canadian made
> flag for $50. Then what?

I would get the $50 Canadian flag.

On Jul 6, 9:05?am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>
> . net...
>
>
>
> > "Terry" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
> >> I think food should have to be made in America.
>
> >>http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...made%20in%20am...
>
> > Take away all the imported foods and the stores will be very barren. Not
> > to mentions when other countries stop buying our farm goods. Your
> > simplistic statement has serious repercussions.
>
> Since the majority of foods are not marked with their country of origin, how
> do you know this?

The majority of foods are indeed marked with country of origin... in
fact if anyone encounters food not marked with country of origin pass
it by.

On Jul 6, 12:06?pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Peter A wrote:
> > > I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
> > > make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever possible.
> > > I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
> > > looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
> > > were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
> > > made flag at my place.
>
> > Suppose the Chinese made flag cost $10, and you found a Canadian made
> > flag for $50. Then what?
>
> I would get the $50 Canadian flag.

This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com

Just a long time satisfied customer.

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:
> On Jul 6, 12:06?pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>> Peter A wrote:
>>> > I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
>>>> make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever possible.
>>>> I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
>>>> looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
>>>> were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
>>>> made flag at my place.
>>> Suppose the Chinese made flag cost $10, and you found a Canadian made
>>> flag for $50. Then what?
>> I would get the $50 Canadian flag.
>
> This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
> excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com
>
> Just a long time satisfied customer.
>
> Sheldon


I've been thinking about getting a 49-star flag to fly on flag days
while they are still available. I just recently found out that there
were US flags with 49 stars; I thought it went straight from 48 to 50.
49-star flags were only made in 1959, and I was born in 1959. ;-)

Bob

Sheldon wrote:
>

>
> This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
> excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com
>
> Just a long time satisfied customer.


Thanks. It is still foreign made but IMO better made in USA than made in
China.

zxcvbob wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
>> On Jul 6, 12:06?pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>>
>>> Peter A wrote:
>>>
>>>> > I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to
>>>> consumers to
>>>>
>>>>> make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever
>>>>> possible.
>>>>> I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn
>>>>> out. I
>>>>> looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I
>>>>> found
>>>>> were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a
>>>>> Chinese
>>>>> made flag at my place.
>>>>
>>>> Suppose the Chinese made flag cost $10, and you found a Canadian made
>>>> flag for $50. Then what?
>>>
>>> I would get the $50 Canadian flag.
>>
>>
>> This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
>> excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com
>>
>> Just a long time satisfied customer.
>>
>> Sheldon
>
>
>
> I've been thinking about getting a 49-star flag to fly on flag days
> while they are still available. I just recently found out that there
> were US flags with 49 stars; I thought it went straight from 48 to 50.
> 49-star flags were only made in 1959, and I was born in 1959. ;-)
>
> Bob
Damn! I've got shoes older than you Bob. B-)

George

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Terry wrote:
>>
>> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
>> I think food should have to be made in America.
>>
>> http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...in%20americ a
>
>
> I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
> make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever
> possible.
> I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
> looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
> were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
> made flag at my place.


On a somewhat related note, am I the only one who sees some irony in people
displaying on the rear of their vehicles, "Support Our Troops" magnets that
are made in China?

Hasta,
Curt Nelson

On Jul 6, 12:47?pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
> > excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com
>
> > Just a long time satisfied customer.
>
> Thanks. It is still foreign made but IMO better made in USA than made in China.


I can't imagine there aren't Canadian flags made in Canada.

I bought this set some 8 years ago... it's been flying outdoors 24/7
all that time, still like brand new:
http://www.americanflagsexpress.com/us_flag/prezset.htm

Btw, these flags are made in Wisconsin, that's almost Canada.

Sheldon

One time on Usenet, Terry > said:

> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
> I think food should have to be made in America.

<snip>

Flags made in America, fine. Food though? Sorry, but that's a silly
notion. What about real Scottish shortbread, Russian caviar, and
French wines? And I'm just skimming the surface here...

--
Jani in WA

On Jul 6, 12:16 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> On Jul 6, 12:06?pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> > Peter A wrote:
> > > > I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
> > > > make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever possible.
> > > > I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
> > > > looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
> > > > were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
> > > > made flag at my place.
>
> > > Suppose the Chinese made flag cost $10, and you found a Canadian made
> > > flag for $50. Then what?
>
> > I would get the $50 Canadian flag.
>
> This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
> excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com
>
> Just a long time satisfied customer.
>
> Sheldon

It is a Canadian company? Otherwise I doubt that it will do Dave much
good.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

On Jul 6, 2:25 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> On Jul 6, 12:47?pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> > Sheldon wrote:
>
> > > This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
> > > excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com
>
> > > Just a long time satisfied customer.
>
> > Thanks. It is still foreign made but IMO better made in USA than made in China.
>
> I can't imagine there aren't Canadian flags made in Canada.
>
> I bought this set some 8 years ago... it's been flying outdoors 24/7
> all that time, still like brand new:http://www.americanflagsexpress.com/us_flag/prezset.htm
>
> Btw, these flags are made in Wisconsin, that's almost Canada.
>
> Sheldon

Err not quite. Newfoundland is almost Canada

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
>>
>> Take away all the imported foods and the stores will be very barren. Not
>> to mentions when other countries stop buying our farm goods. Your
>> simplistic statement has serious repercussions.
>
>
> Since the majority of foods are not marked with their country of origin,
> how do you know this?

Start with the produce aisle. Just look at all that out of season fruit
that comes from south of the equator. Peek into the seafood case at the
shrimp from Taiwan, lobster from Canada. IMO, we make some of the best
cheddar cheeses, but if you want most of the others, take a peek at where
they come from. Don't forget the pasta. Amazing how cheap it can be sold
even though some of the most popular brands comes from Italy.

More and more candy is coming from either Mexico or Canada, even Hershey is
building a plant in Mexico. Thanks to our sugar pricing regulations.

My company makes foam containers for shipping seafood. I've been to
processing houses that take a truckload of our boxes a day and fill them
with fish and ship them to Portugal. You must have seen all the ships
loaded with wheat going to Russia. Less publicized is the boatloads of food
we ship to Cuba. How about rice to Japan and other countries in the Orient?

Back in the days of the Cold War, the Russians were the bad guys, but I was
amazed to find out just how much radioactive material was shipped into a
large New England company where it was used for making medical diagnostics.

Just as important, check out who owns some of the largest food store chains
in the US. Stop & Shop = Royal Ahold, a Dutch company.

If you get bored in the supermarket, take a trip to the airport cargo area
and watch tons of food being unloaded, as well as loaded. Foreign cars get
a lot of publicity and had good coming from China, but there is a lot of
food being moved around the world these days too. Much comes from overseas,
like the 3 Diamonds stuff. We tend not to notice the country of origin,but
quite a bit is marked.

On Jul 6, 2:25 pm, Sheldon > wrote:

>
> Btw, these flags are made in Wisconsin, that's almost Canada.
>
> Sheldon

>From material manufactured in America?
"Made in America" doesn't necessarily mean that the material hasn't
been imported.

Dee Dee

On 2007-07-07, Dee Dee > wrote:

> "Made in America" doesn't necessarily mean that the material hasn't
> been imported.

Yep. US protectorates like Guam import thousands of foreign workers
to work at exploitive rates yet can legally label goods as made in the
usa.

nb

"Little Malice" > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, Terry > said:
>
>> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
>> I think food should have to be made in America.
>
> <snip>
>
> Flags made in America, fine. Food though? Sorry, but that's a silly
> notion. What about real Scottish shortbread, Russian caviar, and
> French wines? And I'm just skimming the surface here...
>
> --
> Jani in WA

I will only buy goods produced in the USA from American materials.
No. I will only buy goods produced in California.
No. I will only buy goods produced in San Diego.
I will only consume goods produced on my block.
What the hell. I will live in a tree and eat nuts and berries.

Mitch

On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:34:32 -0700, "Curt Nelson" <X> wrote:

>
>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>> Terry wrote:
>>>
>>> Some states say their American flags have to be made in America.
>>> I think food should have to be made in America.
>>>
>>> http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab...in%20americ a
>>
>>
>> I am not sure there should be a law, but it should be up to consumers to
>> make sure that they buy the things their neighbours make wherever
>> possible.
>> I used to hang a flag for Canada Day but our flag was old and worn out. I
>> looked high and low for a Canadian made flag, but the only flags I found
>> were made in China, and I will be damned if I am going to hang a Chinese
>> made flag at my place.
>
>
>On a somewhat related note, am I the only one who sees some irony in people
>displaying on the rear of their vehicles, "Support Our Troops" magnets that
>are made in China?
>
>Hasta,
>Curt Nelson
>

where do you think the money to pay for the troops in the first place
is coming from? hint: it ain't from the top tax brackets.

your pal,
blake

On Jul 7, 3:14?am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2007-07-07, Dee Dee > wrote:
>
> > "Made in America" doesn't necessarily mean that the material hasn't
> > been imported.
>
> Yep. US protectorates like Guam import thousands of foreign workers
> to work at exploitive rates yet can legally label goods as made in the
> usa.

I guess steak should be tossed in the trash because it was sprinkled
it with black pepper.

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:25:53 -0700, Sheldon > wrote:

>On Jul 6, 12:47?pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> > This is the best place to buy flags, good prices, best quality,
>> > excellent service: http://www.americanflagsexpress.com
>>
>> > Just a long time satisfied customer.
>>
>> Thanks. It is still foreign made but IMO better made in USA than made in China.
>
>
>I can't imagine there aren't Canadian flags made in Canada.
>

There's a home grown business located in Erin, Ontario that makes all
kinds of flags.
Here's the link to the Canada flags
http://www.kennedy-house.com/WindIma...nadaflags.html

Ross.

Sheldon wrote:

> >
> > Thanks. It is still foreign made but IMO better made in USA than made in China.
>
> I can't imagine there aren't Canadian flags made in Canada.

I am sure there are..... somewhere. I haven't been able to find one.
>
> I bought this set some 8 years ago... it's been flying outdoors 24/7
> all that time, still like brand new:
> http://www.americanflagsexpress.com/us_flag/prezset.htm
>
> Btw, these flags are made in Wisconsin, that's almost Canada.

Close. At least it isn't f&^king China.

Dave Smith > wrote:
>Close. At least it isn't f&^king China.

Frankly, having them made in China would be a good thing.

I mean, we already know what they mean.

--Blair