The $600 “Extra” Tax Rebate

May 2nd, 2008

 I have had about a half dozen people forward to me a joke chain e-mail where the writer goes down a long list of potential things to buy and all of them are foreign except for the beer and certain services.

The point of the joke being that money will just end up going overseas anyway. I know this seems like a fact to anyone walking into a Target or Wal-Mart because of the definite lack of American made products to be found. I suppose their corporate buyers and executives do not consider America’s future to be of any concern, and assume we do not care either. Hopefully, they are wrong about the second assumption.

The fact is there are lots of American made products available, and not just on my website, but all over that are still made right here. For example, look at Texas Jeans, Holgate Toys, Relic Furniture and many others.

Unfortunately, the real joke is on all of us, as this is not really “extra” money, but simply adds to the national debt, so we pay for it eventually.

However, in the spirit of things, my wife and I have spent that money on an Oreck vacuum, which is made right here in the USA (though the iron they try to give away is not).

Todd Lipscomb

Made in USA products available at www.MadeinUSAForever.com

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2 Responses to “The $600 “Extra” Tax Rebate”

  1. henry Says:

    Thanks for buying American.
    Yes Oreck Vacs are made in USA.
    for the past year they have been made in Cookeville TN.
    before that Long Beach, MS.
    (closed due to Hurricane Katrina Insurance costs)

    Thanks
    Henry

    May 2nd, 2008
  2. Diane Ritchie Says:

    I too am concerned about Americans using their tax rebate checks on items not made in the USA. My husband and I intend to pay for our reservations for our upcoming vacation on Ocracoke Island where there are no national chains and where we intend to buy local music and artwork. I’m a progressive but I do understand the need to keep jobs here in the USA and to buy from American owned companies. Everyone please think before you splurge that rebate check

    May 4th, 2008

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