Thread: Chuck Norris: Invasion USA

Invasion USA
Chuck Norris
Tuesday, January 06, 2009

The USA is being infiltrated by illegals, sold to foreign powers, and abandoned by its government. But are Americans enabling the dissolution of our economy and country, as well, by continuing to buy foreign goods?

America literally is being sold out from underneath Americans. According to the 2008 Economic Report of the President: "The United States is both the single leading recipient and leading source of foreign direct investment in the world. In 2006, total cumulative FDI in the United States was almost $1.8 trillion, 15 percent of the world total." In 2006, foreign-owned assets in the U.S. totaled roughly $16 trillion.

And where does all that foreign investment go?
As Paul Craig Roberts, who once was the assistant secretary of treasury under President Ronald Reagan and associate editor of The Wall Street Journal, wrote seven years ago: "Very little of the foreign money flowing into the United States is for the purpose of building Toyota and BMW plants. Eighty percent to 85 percent of direct investment by foreigners in the U.S. economy goes into mergers and acquisitions. In 2000, 97 percent of direct investment by foreigners went for the purchase of existing U.S. assets." And those assets include U.S. government securities and liabilities, including our national debt, which is mounting into the teens of trillions.

We all know China serves as an example of this vicious cycle. American companies, from agribusinesses to Wal-Mart, have proliferated markets with so many "Made in China" labels that our nation has one big tag dangling from the toe of Florida -- "Sold to China." And do the Chinese mind their material and monetary dominance over America? Of course not. In turn, they take the money that we pay them for their goods and invest (lend) it back to us via our government as one of the groups of "foreign investors" in our national debt. And why? Lately, the reason has been so Congress can bail out more American industries and deepen our bondage (and ownership) to countries such as China.

In the same 2002 column, Roberts eerily predicted: "The United States is on its way to becoming a country whose corporations are foreign-owned and foreign-based. The United States will decline as a consumer market, as there will be no high-productivity jobs to support consumer demand. The United States is importing a new population that will help it on its way to Third World-ism. Every year, millions of poor and uneducated immigrants, both legal and illegal, pour into the United States from alien lands. … Today, 20 percent of the U.S. population is foreign-born or children of foreign born. This massive influx drives up the demand for income-support programs, while driving down the taxable wages in retail- and service-sector jobs, where Americans are forced to seek employment as higher-paying automotive, electronic, textile and manufacturing jobs leave the country. The United States is still a superpower, but it is a country with very little, if any, control over its future and its destiny, a country whose time is running out."

It's time to realize that we're all together in this boat called America, that the boat is sinking, and that government is not our salvation. Our hope is not in Congress or even a political-messianic deliverance through the presidency. The only economic stimulus plan they should be preparing is the one that rewards manufacturers and consumers who promote and purchase American-made products and services. Our government doesn't need to dole out more bailouts and drown us deeper in debt. We don't need more bad trade agreements, such as NAFTA, or to provide tax relief incentives for corporations that are outsourcing. We need fair trade, not free trade. And we need a fair tax, not a flowering system of taxes.

Let's be honest. Justifications abound for purchasing foreign goods, and many of them make perfect sense. Reasons range from price to quality, but, as we have with gas prices, maybe we will continue to enable foreign dominance in commerce and beyond by paying the prices and not coming up with alternatives. We say we can't afford to buy American, but maybe it's time to say we can't afford not to. By supporting our homeland, we not only are investing in America and boosting the economy but also are helping to reverse staggering unemployment rates and keeping companies from going under. We all can do our part to bail the water out of our sinking ship by buying American goods and services.

But be careful with labels, as there's an obvious difference between "Made in USA" and "Assembled in USA." And some labels lie, so do your homework. Take some time to understand what it means for a business to comply with the "Made in USA" standards. And check reputable consumer Web sites, such as MadeInUSAForever.com and StillMadeInUSA.com, to search for domestically manufactured goods and services.

The good news is that, according to a Gallup Poll, 72 percent of Americans today are more concerned with the geographical origins of products they purchase, and 50 percent even are willing to pay more for American-made products. For many, "Made in USA" labels represent an increased concern for work and environmental conditions, quality and consumer safety. Buying American is also a way to rekindle patriotism.

If you're old enough, you'll remember when "Made in USA" was a badge of honor. Well, I'm proposing a buyers' revolution in which we all economically win that medal of valor. If the government isn't going to help us by securing our borders, reducing outsourcing, or ceasing debt caused by bogus bailouts and out-of-control spending, then we the people have got to take back the financial future of our country. The buck stops here -- in America. One resolution we all should make in 2009: Buy "Made in USA." Don't just go green; spend green -- in homemade products and services. If just half the country followed suit, our downturned economy would turn around in half the time.

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If you're old enough, you'll remember when "Made in USA" was a badge of honor.

Yep, I remember. There was also a time when most folks in this country were proud to be an American!

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/173418/god_bless_the_usa/

I remember too, and Chuck is right.

"Made in America" is not a Wal-Mart label at all! Remember the days that Wal-Mart promoted Americans and our products. Boycott!

We will not recover our prosperity---unless-- we reopen our plants. I spent more time at Christmas shopping trying to find American made products than deciding what kinds of gifts I wanted to buy. I sadly report, I was less than successful. Almost all our toy factories have been relocated to China. Our fabric factories and products are largely Chinese, Mexican or central American.

Free trade is the bible of American business and Congressmen. Free trade is what has ruined this country. I am not an economist by profession. I am, forgive my lack of modesty, an extremely logical person. You may not like Pat Buchanan, but , by Heaven, he is right and has been right for all these years.

Just sit down and analyze starting a business. Use clothing or manufacturing of any kind. Break the costs down to buildings, raw materials, transportation and labor. Call the product widgets, if you will. Assume a balance output figure (e.g. 1000 widgets a day) and an equal number of employees. Then see how much you can wholesale your product for with 50 cents an hour employees versus an America wage. The rules and rigid beliefs of most economists is based on the law of "comparative advantage". How many products will have a "comparative advantage" with 50 cents an hour versus $10 an hour? How can any, (patriotic), American businessman compete???

So these people, (economists),who guide our Congress use rules from clipper ship days to set the course for the American economy. It has undermined us and caused the migration of an enormous numnber of businesses to other countries, This has been followed by other American companies importing foreign workers at, or about, 50% of American wages,

When will the war against the middle class come to an end?? I submit that if we, the electorate, insisted that one third of all media jobs be given to outsiders, as step one, we would not have to listen to the pap from our MSM sources that we hear today.

Particularly disconcerting is that some of America's great minds, (Walter Williams, for example) are still blowing the free trade horn as the USS USA is sinking below the waves. Here's one for you, an ounce of common sense is worth a ton of oudated theory.

A big P.S. here--Most of the "free trade" advocates propound that the ability to buy goods at a cheaper price will allow Americans to have more goods and technology. While true, it does not take into consideration that there is a curve in life to all actions (remember --for every action there is a reaction??), as the jobs disappear, there will be less and less money to buy the goods. Follow that logically to its conclusion. One concept of the free traders is that eventually the world will have a balanced wage level. Salaries will be about the same wherever you live. Perhaps that is good. How many American families will lose all before we get there? How many years will that take and who gives a damn if this economists fantasy comes true if we become a third world country in the process??

I guess we can sit home and play with our wonderful handheld Ipods, etc. until the batteries run out and we cannot afford to replace them. When we sit dumbfounded staring at a TV set that features most shows in foreigh languages, etc.

Good night Mrs Calabash, wherever you are!!!

1/5/09

FOREIGNERS UNLOAD U.S. ASSETS AT FASTEST RATE EVER

Investors dump $89B in U.S. securities in historic fire sale

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-142128.html

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http://www.alipac.us/article3873.html

I just heard the other day on c-span that 30% of the population is now foreign born not 20%...if it is thirty that is alot of difference.

If I do not find a product made in USA I do not buy anything. The same goes to AT&T and cable... If they do not offer customer service WITH AMERICAN people I told them I will not buy their product... I do not want to receive calls from India or any other place.

They get offended, but I do not care. SINCE I AM PAYING for the service I demand to have the best.... American.

http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/index.php