I try to patronize mom and pops when I can but sometimes you are forced to go to Wally World when they are 20 bucks cheaper for the same thing....

I do not buy meat from there though , they gas it to make it look red longer
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That sort of feeds into my original point. I'm not a wealthy individual by any means, so when I make a major purchase (such as an automobile) I need something that is going to last for an extended period of time and be relatively maintenance free through many of those years. With some of the american made products I've invested in through the years that's certainly not been the case.

Americans make some of the finest vehicles on the road now, they screwed themselves in the 80's when they in my mind made cars not as durable so you would buy another soon, at the same time the Japanese were upping their quality....

Same way with Motorcycles... at one time Harley Davidsons sucked, they made junk when AMF built them... and the Japanese noticed....

The Roadstars, Vulcans etc are some of the best most reliable bikes on the road now.
I own an 02 1603cc Roadstar Silverado with 20k on it and the only time it's been in the shop was when Yamaha did a recall on the transmission, which was free to me.

Don't get me wrong, I love a Harley and if I wanted one I could buy one cash tomorrow and at one time they were an investment you could ride for 6 months and then sell it for more than you gave for it... Not anymore, they are spitting them out left and right now and people everyday try to sell a used Harley at a new price and it can no longer be done.

I like the people who ride the Harleys and it was my first choice but it pissed me off when I walked in with cash to buy one and the guy would not take a dime off the price... I left and bought the Roady and I am still glad I did.

In a nutshell, this is why our union is a laughing stock. A pervasive attitude has swept the union that puts the focus on the individual, not the group.
Shopping at the most aggresively anti-union company only promotes more of the same. Eventually, globalization of which Walmart is a founding father will lead to the elimination of the middle class in the united states. All low-skilled work will be shipped to the country that provides the lowest wage. And your union wage will no longer exist.

dude maybe you havent notice but the reason most of us have to shop walmart is the union wages and bennies are gone already

You have given up the battle and the war is not over. BUY AMERICAN when ever you can. It's the only way to win this war