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                                            October 11, 2013

  The "Made in the USA" label
  was dumbed down so that something
  assembled from components made        This was done in accordance
  elsewhere could qualify.              with they urgings of "New Balance",
                                        which exploits this unapologetically
  Another excellent loophole            "Hey we're just following the law."
  is that you can manufacture           (That we wrote.)
  in a US "province" and still
  claim to be in the USA, even
  though you don't need to
  obey any of the labor laws.

       Saipan is a famous
       location for this;
       former workers there
       compare it to indentured
       servitude.

This is an annoyance for someone like
myself who would *like* to use "Made
in the USA" as a loose assurance that    I'm less afraid of the economic
I'm supporting civilized norms, and      consequences of letting some
reasonable environmental regulations.    work get out of the house-- it's
                                         funny that anti-NAFTA liberals,
    If overseas manufacturers were       and classic right-wing Buy
    willing to comply with (and          American-types are in accord on
    pay for) "fair trade"                that one.
    certifications, I'd go with
    those happily as well.




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