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I was recently told that if parts used in making a product are not from America, then it isn't an American manufactured good.
Do you agree with this?
I know my answer. I'm curious what the overall opinion might be.
For clarification:
When I mean manufactured in America, I mean manufactured in America. Is it, or is it not, an American Manufactured good?
Defining what "American Made" means is subjective at best. Undefinable at worst.
As it relates to the topic at hand, some individuals say it is not manufactured in America, because the parts used are not made in America.
But every single product built in the US, has foreign made parts. So effectively nothing is made in the US. If that's your belief, please vote that way.
If you believe there must be some arbitrary percentage of US made parts, then vote that.
If you simply believe that an American manufactured good, only requires that American workers, in an American plant, make an product in America, regardless of where the parts came from, then vote that way.
Do you agree with this?
I know my answer. I'm curious what the overall opinion might be.
For clarification:
When I mean manufactured in America, I mean manufactured in America. Is it, or is it not, an American Manufactured good?
Defining what "American Made" means is subjective at best. Undefinable at worst.
As it relates to the topic at hand, some individuals say it is not manufactured in America, because the parts used are not made in America.
But every single product built in the US, has foreign made parts. So effectively nothing is made in the US. If that's your belief, please vote that way.
If you believe there must be some arbitrary percentage of US made parts, then vote that.
If you simply believe that an American manufactured good, only requires that American workers, in an American plant, make an product in America, regardless of where the parts came from, then vote that way.
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