MandyMurphey's Blog

I'll tell you the CEO's want a bigger piece of the pie and so its cheap to make over there. They lay off workers and then try to make the public believe its good business. With this last toy recall/pet food/toothpaste I say we need to take back the market and make our own toys and stuff. Our politicans have sold us a lame bill of goods and our children/family and pets have been placed at risk. This is wrong. I too want to BUY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS but you can't find them.

I was watching this on the news this evening and I was infuriated! As a mother of a one year old son, I have enough to worry about and enough on my mind. And it irritates me that I now have to worry about the toys I buy him as well. As a tax paying citizen I should have the confidence of knowing that everything I buy for my children and family is safe and tested! I think the government and whoever is responsible for all of these products coming over here like is, should really take another look at their job description!

What we (U.S.) needs to do now is create a huge surcharge/tariff on all imports. Make it ridiculous as this will convince these American companies to move their assembly plants back to the states. The main reason why they all left is because of unionization. Yeah, I'll hear it from the blue collars BUT it's true. So - have these companies come back here since a tariff (lets say 50%) is too high and it's then cheaper to build/produce in the US. We'll create good jobs, solid products, and now control "lead paints" and/or any other inadequate materials that the foreigners are putting in our products.

Lawmakers - get some gonads...you got your raises now get some praises! Create a ridiculous 50% tariff for any import. We'll see more automobile plants, tons of assembly plants, Dell's customer service would speak English her in the US - it'd be great!

This China thing is getting ridiculous!!! I have a 2 year old and I pretty much have her limited to stuffed animals. Till I check all of her toys. Hmmmm do the put lead paint on they're stupid cars???? Would put it past em'

The average American consumer can....complain....all they want.....

Sorry. Yes I'm upset. I have been an Anti Walmart activist now for 7 or 8 years and this just really drives home for me what no one will stop to think about until now. Keep thinking and go to WakeUpWalmart.com or WalmartWatch.com
Bring the jobs back to America.
Speedy has the right idea. Yes, it is THAT simple!

perhaps ConAgr'a Peter Pan and Mattel should Team up

We (the U.S) owe China money.. I understand what people are saying about inports, and bring the work back to the united states, how do you do that? and keep the Chinese from thinking we will renig on our debt..WE ARE WHAT KEEP THERE ECONOMY STRONG, I guess, I should have said wal mart.lol..Anyway it is upsetting about the recalls, but the truth is there are probably more problems with there products that have not been detected..According to market watch and others on wall street their growth over the next 10yrs will be huge...Ours is not that good according to some...What we need is for them to let us in their country to inspect, and I mean inspect not just the ones they select for us to tour I am talking about factories...

STOP all imports....increase tariffs by 150% and force these lowballers to come back and assemble stuff here in Southern Illinois for $14/hr or Missouri for the same. Each employee would make about $30,000 a year, it would truly be American made and Wal-Fart can do nothing. Remember, you cannot blame Wal-Fart totally because they are selling the products that the consumers demand - (supply/demand) and ironically they are made in China or India.

Bring em home (assembly plants / jobs / troops) - it's time to stop screwing around with the American voters.

Oh, and fire LaRussa!

can anybody spell class action suit

I agree with Speedy62269. Bring our industries back to the States. This will reduce our unemployed, take people off the welfare roles, these people will, therefore, be paying taxes. This is what will really boost our economy. Why are we importing everything from dog food and toothpaste to toys and baby bibs? Also, bring our car industries back to the States. Most of the T.V. commercials are advertising foreign-made vehicles. This is a real slap-in-the-face to our children who will be needing jobs someday. I doubt that we will be sending them overseas to find these jobs. Charity begins at home and I'm all for helping others, but there comes a time we need to help our own people - many who are jobless and homeless.