Made in the USA... Where?

I do my best to shop at local businesses and buy locally produced goods as much as possible. If not local, then at least domestic, i.e., made in the USA.

Now, let me preface this by saying that I'm not a xenophobe or a patriotic conservative, but I believe that no matter what country a person lives in, the goal of that nation/region should be to produce as many goods and services domestically as possible. Sort of national/regional self-sufficency for all nations/regions. This is the only sustainable, humane, and intelligent way forward.

Predatory capitalism and unbridled expansionism are destroying the earth and its inhabitants, and worse, they destroy our sense of community and integrity as humans in a social/moral sphere. The greed of a few is destroying the framework of human decency. All is *not* fair just because it's called "business".

This weekend, I was shopping around for some clothes. No matter where I went, I could not find a single item made in the USA. I was looking at rain coats/outerwear, there were some very nice ones with the price tag of 299$ and upward. If I'm going to pay that much money, I would like to see some of it come back into my own local community, rather than a few pennies of it going overseas somewhere to pay slave labor, while the greedy execs that run the company get filthier and richer.

I went online, and found this website, which compiles lists of companies that produce their goods in the USA. I was surprised at how little there was in the way of clothing...but at least it was a start. A quote from that site states:
 
“Statistics indicate if every American cared enough to buy just one USA Made garment per year, the impact would be nearly $9 billion. That creates an amazing amount of jobs for just one article of clothing per American!” 

I'll also continue to shop at local thrift and charity shops...even if the clothes I buy there weren't originally made domestically, at least the resale of it is going back into my local community.

Growing up, my mother sewed most of our clothes...I think I'm going to have to return to that tradition, provided I can find the fabric.