Buy domestic school supplies
As America’s students return to school, none of us would object if there was an equal balance between domestic and imported school supplies. That would allow America’s consumers to have a choice in what they want to purchase and who they chose to support.
Presently there are large numbers of formerly American-made products on sale in America with mainly foreign-made labels. This is unfortunate and represents the failure of leadership at many levels to keep industries and jobs in America for the well-being of American workers and America’s future. With all the inflation we experienced in recent years, getting businesses to relocate back to the United States now requires business leaders, elected officials and the American people to speak up with one voice.
America’s consumers need to demand action from America’s elected officials to reduce taxes and get rid of the unnecessary regulations that forced American businesses to locate their production facilities outside of America. High taxes and unnecessary regulations made businesses move out of the United States. It is time for national legislation to reduce taxes and unnecessary regulations so businesses can return to the United States and manufacture and sell their products where their customers live and need jobs.
We can’t continue to be the retail outlet for foreign-made products. It is very important that we work together to reverse the outsourcing trend and help more working-age and able-bodied fellow Americans get back to work supplying America with American-made products.
Change does not happen overnight, but it is happening. Let’s keep moving forward by spending more of our dollars wisely by looking for, asking for and purchasing American made first.
Kindly continue to spread the word about the Buy American Made Campaign and send your suggestions to Michael@AmericanWorkersRadio.com.
Michael Blichasz
Memory lane
What a trip down memory lane it was to read Mark Zimmaro’s front-page report on the amazing vinyl record business on East Passyunk Avenue just up the street from where I grew up (“It’s a music lover’s choice at Latchkey Records,” Aug. 26).
Of course I am old enough to remember when all we had were vinyl records of different sizes to play at different speeds under a needle on a turntable. I haven’t owned any such record player in decades, but apparently there are plenty of people who still do.
I live right around the corner from the 1500 block of E. Passyunk Ave. Thanks to this report, I am becoming curious about all the products from that time when I was a kid who could dance the jitterbug and the twist.
So, thanks to Mark Zimmaro for writing about Latchkey Records and owner Marc Faletti. Am sure I am not the only one inspired to take a walk along the Avenue to visit this fascinating place.
Gloria C. Endres
