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What would Jesus Buy?

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Well I’m not even going to try and answer that. The reason I’ve used that as a headline is because of what I have just read. There are several articles just published regarding the shopping habits of Jesus if he were here today. One of the articles is a MTV interview with film maker Moragn Spurlock of “Super Size Me” fame. This interview is based on his new film “What would Jesus Buy” So near the end of the interview he mentions a scene that was cut from the film about a Chinese Woman who is jailed for being a Christain, while jailed for her horrible crime she is forced to make Christmas Lights to be exported to the US. All the while being tortured. Now I don’t know if this is true, it sounds as though he is talking about it as fact. I would like to know. Although I already believe it just because of all of the news of this type of activity coming from China.

Here is the link to the article 

Keep your money at home, keep your job at home.

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People are looking for American Made Products

Monday, November 19th, 2007

People are looking more and more often for American Made. I think the big factor of course is all of the faulty and often dangerous products coming from China.

Americansworking.com is getting double and triple the number of hits we did this time last year!

For the record I have nothing against the people of China. Can’t stand communist, but you can’t blame the people for working for next to nothing, cause the other option is nothing! But they could and should do better for thier own people.

And I do ask myself, “should we enrich our lives by buying cheap products from countries that do things we don’t, and we don’t for good reasons?” I think not. That is why this year more then ever before I will be looking at my own list of American Made Products for my Christmas Shopping!

Keep your money at home, keep your job at home, keep your homes safer.

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Why are Chinese Products so cheap

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Sounds like a stupid question right? I know everone just thinks it the labor right? Well you have all seen the horrible press Chinese goods have received over the last few months right. The new did not just focus on cheap labor did it? Most of the news reported about unsafe materials and workmenship. So lets break this down shall we. Why are Chinese goods cheap:

  • Cheap Labor (we all know that)
  • Little to no safety regulations
  • Little to know QA (as we know it anyhow)
  • Corruption
  • Devalued money (on purpose)
  • No worker rights (as we know them)
  • Free electricty (from coal fired plants I might add)
  • No B&O tax
  • No Payroll tax (do you pay slaves?)
  • No health insurance
  • Little to no regs or guidelines on pollution
  • No emmission controls (as we know it)
  • Cutting Corners!
  • No worker rights
  • Extreme Greed
  • Copyrights What copyrights!

No I don’t have hard facts to back all this up, but I can read (can’t spell) and I do read the news. You don’t have to be the world’s smartest guy to figure this out. It’s everwhere! Just like their products!

Keep your money at home, keep your job at home.

USA rocks! Blue State, Red State, were all Great States

 

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It’s Hard Trying to Buy American Made

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Here is a good article about a family going to the mall looking to spend money on products Made in the USA because of all of the crap coming from China and they have a hard time finding and affording any.

The article also sheds light on some other food items that have links to China.

It is nice to know that more people are thinking like this family is. Spread the word.

 

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A Bad Taste In Your Mouth about China?

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

So now more contaminated toothpaste has been found in 6 States and part of Canada. The stuff is  Counterfeit Colgate.

Source Fox News / AP

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Formaldehyde with your Pickles anyone?

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Oh yes cost and corners cutters from China are at it again. Folks why do you think things can be made so cheaply? Corners are cut and the people making the money just don’t care.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in China has just closed 180 food factories. “These are not isolated cases,” Han, director of the administration’s quality control and inspection department, was quoted as saying.

And check this out: China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce, said it closed 152,000 unlicensed food manufacturers and retailers last year for making fake and low-quality products. It also banned 15,000 tons of “unqualified food” from entering the market because it failed to meet national standards. Note that is their standards not ours. I’m pretty sure our standards are higher.

So do yourself a favor, read the article and don’t eat Imported Chinese Foods!

Source and Quotes from CNN

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Americans are Cool with China catching up?

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

I think it is very sad that Americans are Cool with the fact that China could not only catch the US but overtake us as a world leader. That is freakin sick. What the hell are they teaching in schools today.

We have our freedoms and life styles because we the American people carved it from the world. It was not given to us. We should be fighting as hard to keep our special place in the world as the people that put us here did.

Here is the source and I can not vouch for it. I hope it is bogus

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104 and counting made in china products recalled this year

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Yes, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has already had 104 products made in China removed from our markets. They have removed 152 products this year overall so China has bragging rights to greater then 50%.

These are not just products that don’t work, they kill, choke, fracture, lacerate, crack skulls, burn down your house, and more.

Now I’m pretty sure a lot of this products may be designed here and we need to look at the companies doing the planning but the bulk of the mishaps appear to be just shoddy corner cutting work! You get what you pay for!

Source WND

 

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China Playing games again

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

This time they are blocking imports to make themselves look a little better after all of the scandals involving the tainted products they have been exporting.

They blocked and deystroyed some raisins and vitimans from the US that did not meet “The Chinese Standard” for bacteria. WHAT STANDARD? They have STANDARDS?

Did they have standards for all of the poisoned pet food they shipped all over the world, or the tootpaste, cough syrup, etc. etc.?

They have no standards on human rights, the enviroment. Gimme a break!

Source Fox News

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Don’t forget to brush!

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Ok, now the FDA is recalling toothpaste made in China because it contains something it should not. How nice, first it’s Fur that is Dog, Cashmere that is Yak and now toxic toothpaste!

Not many found in the US but quite a few tubes found in South America. Stick with the name brands!

Source NY Times

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