Straightarrow,I agree with you BUT with forums like this providing a little education,we can all start to lobby.Boycotting will help if you do get 10%.Think about it,10% of 250,000,000 people is a whole bunch of people.



People like me are starting to make a difference.I have seen more on tv news programs and newspaper articles over the last year than I had in the previous 4 years.So the tide is starting to turn but we need to stay on the politicians AND the American people to make a difference.This has been a problem for the tool industry in a MAJOR way for about the last 5 years and is starting to show up in many other industries.



I am not sure if I believe the stuff about the companies going out of buisness.I believe it is a matter of sheer greed and the bottom line, BUT the biggest problem with their theory is the more companies that do this the more people out of work(sure it works for a while) and the fewer people that have the money to buy THEIR products.This causes a DECREASE in sales and then they must keep the prices up to try and make up the difference.This is where we are at now.Then all those people out of work are not paying as much in taxes and neither are the companies because there products are made overseas and their sales are down.


You can see the neverending spiral this causes and with a little education,maybe things will start to swing back to supporting the American work force instead of slapping it in the face.


Like I have stated many times,I am not against trade and really think it can be a good deal for all involved,it just isn't fair at this point in time and really needs to be equalized.