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ABC News Asking Us To Buy American Products For Christmas-Love It! [VIDEO]
It's about time, folks. Now don't start thinking this is prejudice or protectionism or all that crap. This is about survival right now, and I personally stand up and applaud ABC for this idea-a national challenge for everyone to at least buy SOMETHING that wasn't produced in China! (I know it's gonna be tough, but we have to try!)
I happen to be watching Diane Sawyer last nite on ABC's World News With Diane Sawyer and they started talking about a new challenge they were putting out to all Americans. If you missed it :
It's a very simple concept. They are trying to get every living, breathing American citizen to do the following:
If each of us spent just $64 on American made goods during our holiday shopping, the result would be 200,000 new jobs.
And it's spreading around like wildfire. Here's an example from a town in Vermont:
Hey, you've gotta start with the kids! They're the future! Kudos to them, and I thought I would try to help spread the word. It's a great idea. We have to start thinking of ourselves first. Are you in? I'm in!
So check the tags, read the descriptions on the boxes. Let's see if we can put some people to work!
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