Barbara from California has had a lot of discussion on her site about outsourcing, and buying things made in America, and so on, which has had me thinking about that all day.
For the most part I think that things made in the USA are well-made. We're hard workers I believe. I believe that labor unions are a good thing. Without the original labor unions we would not have retirement plans, paid health insurance, vacation time, sick leave, etc.
At the same time, perhaps American workers relaxed a bit too much. There is a lot of "It's not my job," attitude out there. Did our employers desert us first, or did we desert them first? Which came first?
I think mostly our employers let us down first. It's hard to have pride in a job well-done, in some ways, when it has so little bearing on job security and such. Why should low-wage earners knock themselves out when they're such pawns to their employers? I can understand the feeling that "I've done MY job, and that's enough."
ReplyDeleteThank you for the plug, lucinda.
ReplyDeleteI try to buy American as often as possible, like LL Bean (although I just found out a towel I bought was made in Turkey.) I want to help those individuals here first, if possible.
There is a distinction between self-pride and the recognition we expect from others. I LOVE that road kill, by the way. A truly original photo.
Thanks again,
barbara
That pic is funny! I guess it could be considered road art.
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