John Ratzenberger: Make it in America

In 2007 and 2008, The Alliance for American Manufacturing sponsored national "Keep it Made in America" Town Hall meetings, hosted by actor and domestic manufacturing advocate John Ratzenberger.

In this video, Mr. Ratzenberger discusses his roots in Bridgeport, CT and his concerns about the loss of America's manufacturing base.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Manufacturing
• trade
• economy
• jobs
• unions
• community

[bestwayusa1]

Next thing will be shutten down the farms for cheap tainted china food. And tainted china fish will shut are fishermens jobs down to, yum yum. Wake up you sheep. Support USA goods Go on line to American made or Usa made, Country First.

[EffieReal]

I have a local hardware store (remember those?) within walking distance of my house. My ex came here the other day and said he was going to get something at Home Depot (in the next town). I insisted that he try the local store, they are well stocked and the employees are actually HELPFUL. He wouldn't hear of it. Off to Home Depot he went.

[ubernoob77]

@johnnyboy41 its called support your local/american products

[LyokoTravels]

I miss this show so much =[

[EricBBrandon1]

It's time to restore America! The trade deals that have been made with China is killing America, closing plants and factories, turning Main Streets of America into ghost towns....you know...you've seen them. We need our government to drop the hammer, taking back the tax breaks for Corp to move overseas and raise tariffs on imports. Hell, Walmart used to take pride in carrying American made products...and boasted it! Today, you'd be lucky to find an American made product in Walmart!!!

[MojoDragonflyBass]

Bring this show and Made in AMERICA Back!

I will share this on my facebook/DemandMadeInUSA

[EricBBrandon1]

Damn, that was awesome! It gave me goosebumps! Share this with everyone you can!

[johnnyboy41]

Its cheaper to employ someone from china that works for 12 cents less an hour so at the end of the day you can preach as much as you like to the american worker stating that life should be better... but the corporate powers have a responsibility to their investors to turn better profits... unfortunately this means jobs overseas.. You tell me unless you use legislation (big government) you can't have american workers working for a better america??? whats the answer?

[EpiDemic117]

@Allante715 there are good unions and there are shitty ignorant unions. Just like companies. There are some good ones and there are some bad ones.

[EpiDemic117]

@dbehsman hahah hes a zeitgeist! he doesn't believe in labor. zeitards believe that raw goods and materials come out of an elephants ass.

[shleesauce]

@dbehsman That sounds like a very unbiased opinion.

[Allante715]

@dbehsman

Companies go bankrupt or layoff works regardless of whether or not they have a union. Fact of the matter is GM upper management killed the company with horrible business decision mostly in the 80`s and 90`s. Rodger Smith, enough said. Easy to blame unions for ones own ignorance.

Unfair trade practices is one of the reasons our economy is garbage. You cannot compete with a country that lacks basic safety, environmental and labor laws. Free trade fails in this situation.