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Should American flags be made only in America?

Should USA Flags Sold in USA come from only USA?


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I would like to see nearly everything possible used in America made in America... and that includes the flag.

Me too! Esp. the flag. Also what about these USA pride T-Shirts? Wearing them to support our country but they are made frigging overseas. :(
 
I read through this thread and just feel well..disappointed. There is a great disconnect Americans seem to have with jobs what simple things like getting American people jobs making American flags.

I thought you said it was all about respect for the flag rather than protectionism. Make up your mind.

Obviously the US government, states, NASA, and the military think it is a big enough deal because they receive all of their flags from a company called Annin & Co. flags based out of New Jersey, and has manufacturing in Ohio and Virginia as well.

I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that the two most powerful congressmen are from Ohio and Virginia, and is strictly based on what's in the best interests of the American people. :lol:
 
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does it really matter? what USA will gain by that?

If they import the flag means they need a proper textile to make it.

Russia import oranges and most of fruits coz the climate there is not appropriate.

All EU import coffea from Brazil coz the land and climate is more appropiate there.

It's not such a big deal imo.

The USA would gain putting more folks back in the work force as they would probably create more factory jobs to make these flags. Anything that gets our citizens back to work right now? I support!

Damn all this shipping our jobs overseas. We should make it so costly on these big biz. that ship out jobs overseas that they will find it best to keep the work here at home where it should be.
 
Me too! Esp. the flag. Also what about these USA pride T-Shirts? Wearing them to support our country but they are made frigging overseas. :(
whatever Shirt you decide to make, you'll end up at China for cotton ;)
 
whatever Shirt you decide to make, you'll end up at China for cotton ;)

lol. We can grow cotton here. Don't get me started on textiles and what this has done to the South;)
 
The USA would gain putting more folks back in the work force as they would probably create more factory jobs to make these flags. Anything that gets our citizens back to work right now? I support!

Damn all this shipping our jobs overseas. We should make it so costly on these big biz. that ship out jobs overseas that they will find it best to keep the work here at home where it should be.
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It's not that americans like more the china's flag. It's just that China produce the best cotton.
USA can't make coffea and bananas. Only Brasil can.
USA can't produce wine like it is produced in Italy.

Even by politics, no one can change import-export system.
 
I think where it's made is less important than your personal principles.

If you believe that American flags should be an American product, then the proper course of action is to buy only flags made in America.
I won't personally fly a flag made in another country, especially China.... but that's a personal principle of mine and shouldn't be made into law.
 
They don't put the ashes of dead soldiers in the stitches, y'all. They're just pieces of fabric. We don't need to worship symbols. It's more important to understand the ideals behind the symbols.
 
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I thought you said it was all about respect for the flag rather than protectionism. Make up your mind.



I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that the two most powerful congressmen are from Ohio and Virginia, and is strictly based on what's in the best interests of the American people. :lol:

Considering it is apparently the oldest flag manufacture in the United States and they made flags for the Union during the Civil War yeah..not sure it has anything to do with John Bohener or Eric Cantor (I think is what you are getting at?)
 
If I have to import US flags from the states, they may become prohibitively expensive to burn. :(
 
The USA can produce cotton and did so in the past!!!!!!!!!!! BTW. We can also produce wine and other stuff on your dumb list.
 
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Considering it is apparently the oldest flag manufacture in the United States and they made flags for the Union during the Civil War yeah.

Good for them. If that matters to you in your purchasing decisions, then by all means buy flags from them.

not sure it has anything to do with John Bohener or Eric Cantor (I think is what you are getting at?)

It's certainly not because the federal government wants to do what's in the best interests of the American people. I could give a damn where flags are manufactured. If I were so inclined to buy an American flag in the first place (which I'm not), I'd buy it from whoever would sell me the best product at the lowest price, regardless of their nationality. The government should generally operate under similar principles for goods/services it purchases...and it certainly shouldn't set up protectionist barriers to trade for other consumers.
 
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Good for them. If that matters to you in your purchasing decisions, then by all means buy flags from them.



It's certainly not because the federal government wants to do what's in the best interests of the American people. I could give a damn where flags are manufactured. If I were so inclined to buy an American flag in the first place (which I'm not), I'd buy it from whoever would sell me the best product at the lowest price, regardless of their nationality. The government should generally operate under similar principles for goods/services it purchases...and it certainly shouldn't set up protectionist barriers to trade for other consumers.

So your opinion on this matters even less to me. Thanks for clearing that up.
 
So your opinion on this matters even less to me. Thanks for clearing that up.

Hey bud, YOU are the one who wants to force your purchasing decisions on the rest of the country. I'm not asking you to refrain from buying a flag just because I don't want one. So you should show everyone else the same courtesy instead of demanding that no one else buy a flag made in China just because YOU don't want one made in China. This is jingoistic protectionism at its worst.
 
Hey bud, YOU are the one who wants to force your purchasing decisions on the rest of the country. I'm not asking you to refrain from buying a flag just because I don't want one. So you should show everyone else the same courtesy instead of demanding that no one else buy a flag made in China just because YOU don't want one made in China. This is jingoistic protectionism at its worst.

So where were you on the decision of forcing people to buy an HDTV or a digital receiver? What about the fact that the government is forcing energy efficiency with light bulbs essentially phasing out several types of incandescent bulbs and phasing out several American jobs?

Once again I fail to see how wanting the American flag to be made in America and only in America is a bad thing. If other countries applied the same regulations I'm not going to hate on them, to me it only makes sense.
 
So where were you on the decision of forcing people to buy an HDTV or a digital receiver? What about the fact that the government is forcing energy efficiency with light bulbs essentially phasing out several types of incandescent bulbs and phasing out several American jobs?

I don't know enough about any of them to have an opinion on the phaseouts themselves. But I don't want the government mandating who you can buy those things from, especially based on spurious things like the manufacturer's nationality.

Once again I fail to see how wanting the American flag to be made in America and only in America is a bad thing. If other countries applied the same regulations I'm not going to hate on them, to me it only makes sense.

If you want to know that the manufacturer "respects" the flag (whatever that means), that's fine. If that's an important factor in your decision, then by all means by your flag from someone who you think respects the flag, but it hardly necessitates a mandate for everyone else. That's nothing more than your personal preference.

As for creating American jobs, this is simply false. Protectionism makes everyone worse off, because it reduces the consumers' purchasing power and only temporarily creates jobs in an inefficient industry. It's nothing more than a subsidy from the taxpayers and the consumers, to the manufacturer.
 
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Not only Our Flags but the vast majority of our defense arms, with the a few exceptions reserved for out closest allies such as the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Israel.

Patriotism like charity should begin at home. Why allow places like China profit form our Patriotism?

Sure it's fine for the Anti-American left but not real Americans.
 
You do know that's a contradiction no?

And China is not Communist.
Your theoretical definition of communism are irrelevent. For all intents and purposes, the Chinese are communist.

Communist Party of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There is no question. All this arguing about it is silly, and the point is moot. I'd say the Chinese communist know a hell of alot more about it than you. And you are off topic as well.

Any point about the flag? American flag American-made only or what?

I agree with some of the above points that there is no yes only or no only. Government flags should be made here, otherwise it's personal preference.
 
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I knew freeing the slaves was going to hurt this country.... :)

I believe slaves were used to plant and pick cotton.Legal workers can do that now or they can use machines to do those things.
 
I knew freeing the slaves was going to hurt this country.... :)

Really, you must be pretty old to have had an opinion beforehand.
 
Not only Our Flags but the vast majority of our defense arms, with the a few exceptions reserved for out closest allies such as the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Israel.

Patriotism like charity should begin at home. Why allow places like China profit form our Patriotism?

Sure it's fine for the Anti-American left but not real Americans.

The thing is, this seems to be a thing people from both sides will look at one way or the other. If you read, several conservatives and liberals in this thread agree with each other one way or the other.
 
Your theoretical definition of communism are irrelevent. For all intents and purposes, the Chinese are communist.

Ah so we're going with the whatever self proclaimed Communist have done is Communism. That includes Capitalism, private property rights and class societies.

Congratulations, American, every nation is at some point Communism by such a definition.

According to American, Switzerland and Lichtenstein are Communist because they practice capitalism and private property rights. See how stupid your definition is?

There is no question. All this arguing about it is silly, and the point is moot. I'd say the Chinese communist know a hell of alot more about it than you.

I'm not the one who just implicitly argued that Switzerland is Communist. You did.

I do find it amusing that you are using the "they took the time to write it down, therefore it is true!" argument.
 
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