Do you think that as an American, I should buy products made in the usa?

You bring up some good points! Yes, I think it's important to purchase American made products. So much of the time anymore, when you buy a product that says 'Made in America' we find that the company has outsourced the job of making the item to other countries in an effort to save money. Lots of Americans have lost jobs due to this. As more and more companies are doing this, their financial statement might look better, but it is the average American that is truly losing out. They're losing out on a job, sure, but it's also affecting our economy. Money that should circulate right here in America is being siphoned to other countries economies and it is the US that will ultimately suffer more because of it. I always try to buy American, but it's often difficult to find products that fit that bill.

Good point. First we have to start up more factories here in the USA. So many products that once were made in the USA are now made elsewhere. That is the down side of globalization. There is always good and bad. We outdid outselves by thinking we did not have to make anything here in the USA. Cheaper is not always better for us. That is the lesson we Americans have to learn.