How Americans Can Buy American: The Power of Consumer Patriotism
 

How Americans Can Buy American: The Power of Consumer Patriotism

by Roger Simmermaker

"How Americans Can Buy American" is a book written to help consumers distinguish between American and foreign products and services. Over 16,000 American and foreign products and services are listed in over 200 consumer categories from auto parts and air fresheners to vitamins and vacuum cleaners. There are also five text chapters written about subjects that relate to buying American such as... (read more)

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fuzzy logic
  • Rated 1 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2008-02-23
The author suggests that we need to "buy American" so that American corporations can pay taxes to support all our "necessary" government programs, while admitting that 90% of tax dollars actually comes from the workers, not the corporations. What would the author say if other countries followed his example and refused to buy American products?
Excellent
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2007-09-14
This is a wonderful book. I had no idea of how many companies that I thought were American were actually owned by other countries. This is must reading for every American Patriot. I take it with me when I go shopping, especially to the grocery store.
response
  • Rated 2 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2004-07-15
ok all of you who swear by this book. you need to quit using these too

Champagne - France
Scotch - Scotland
VODKA - Russia
and stop buying CDs of U2 - Irish, Beatles - UK
stop Yoga .blah blah

A must have for Americans that care about America
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2004-07-07
Great book! The person who wrote the previous review must be communist or have the last name Clinton!
lousy logic
  • Rated 2 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2004-07-05
reflects the feeling of insecurity of competing with world-class products.
consumer patriotism ?? huh its not a solution. can every invention every product be american ? the SONY walkman for instance.
why should it matter to me if anything i buy is made or not made by my country ?
all i am bothered is if the stuff gives me value-for-money irrespective of its orgin.
why should i pay for a worse deal ? just to reward and encourage inefficiency ?
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