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LOUISVILLE /JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEWSLETTER
Week of April 20, 2008
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- The Louisville/Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 5:00 pm at Democratic Headquarters,
- 640 Barret Avenue .
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Boortz: Teachers unions "do more damage to this country than all the drug pushers together"
Summary: Neal Boortz asserted that "the single most dangerous entity, group of people in this country right now are the teachers unions," adding that "[t]hey do more damage to this country than all the drug pushers together. ... If I had a button right now, two buttons -- push this button and it gets rid of all the drug dealers; push this button, it gets rid of the teachers unions -- I'm getting rid of the teachers unions."
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Earlier this year, the AFL-CIO pushed hard for Congress to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits beyond the normal 26 weeks as part of a stimulus package to address growing joblessness and a nose-diving economy.
President Bush indicated that extending UI benefits was veto bait for the bill and said unemployment wasn’t high enough to justify an extension. It was dropped from the bill.
Yesterday, Maurice Emsellem, policy co-director for the National Employment Law Project (NELP), told the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support that the Bush administration’s “claim that the unemployment rate is not high enough to justify an extension of jobless benefits” fails to recognize that the rate has become a lagging indicator of economic recovery. Thus, waiting to extend benefits until after the unemployment rate increases further is akin to closing the door after the recession horse has already left the barn.
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), the subcommittee chairman, and Rep. Phillip English (R-Pa.) introduced a bill (H.R. 5749) this week that would provide up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits in every state and 13 additional weeks in states with high unemployment. Says McDermott:
Congress should tell these people that help is on the way…We should extend unemployment benefits now. It’s the right thing to do for workers and their families, and it’s the right thing to do for our economy. We have almost twice as many long-term unemployed workers compared to the beginning of the last recession, and nearly all of the economic indicators are telling us the employment picture will get even worse in the coming months.
In the past three months, the U.S. economy has shed more than 160,000 jobs (more here, here and here), and most analysts expect the trend to continue. McDermott noted that in the past 12 months, 1 million workers have been added to the jobless rolls and some 3 million are expected to exhaust their UI benefits before finding work in 2008. Figures show that long-term unemployment is growing faster than in previous economic downturns or recessions. Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), told the subcommittee:
Long-term unemployment is unusually high given the current unemployment rate….The fact that a much a higher portion of the unemployed have been unemployed long-term, shows that the unemployment rate alone is insufficient in capturing how difficult it is in today’s labor market for many people to find a job.…Immediately extending unemployment benefits is not only the right thing to do for the families of the long-term jobless in this demonstrably slow and slowing labor market; it is also very smart economic policy.
UI benefits not only give a hand to jobless workers, their families and communities—it is one of the quickest and most effective economic stimulus tools available. Says Emsellem:
Extended jobless benefits immediately boost the economy (by a factor of $2.15 for every dollar of benefits circulating), hile also providing targeted relief to struggling homeowners and those communities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis.
Congress now has a fundamental choice that will significantly influence the nation’s economy and these struggling families—whether to further delay extending jobless benefits, thus causing more economic hardship, or act now to provide the economic boost that the unemployment system was intended to deliver to prevent a more serious economic downturn. .
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Today in Pittsburgh, John McCain responded to calls that he detail how, if elected president, he would address the economic crises facing our nation. Unfortunately, what he’s offered is mostly rhetoric and no solutions—but plenty of policies that would line the pockets of the powerful rather than helping those in need.
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney says McCain still doesn’t get it when it comes to the economy:
Sen. John McCain’s economic proposals today badly missed the mark, offering little more than a repackaging of President Bush’s failed economic agenda. For months, Sen. McCain has ignored the economic crisis facing working families, opting instead to join President Bush in burying his head in the sand while hoping our economy magically improves. Today, he finally offered some recognition that our economy is in trouble, but instead of offering long-term solutions, he focused on shortsighted proposals that would do more to pad the profit margins of large corporations than help struggling working families.
The centerpiece of McCain’s economic policy is a tax plan that economists have called “atrociously conceived, wildly irresponsible.” McCain wants to extend and expand upon Bush’s tax cuts to the very wealthiest Americans, giving more rewards to them while ignoring the needs of working families—and, in the process, costing U.S. taxpayers more than $2 trillion over the next 10 years.
The numbers tell the story of who would benefit under McCain’s proposals. His tax plan gives nearly $2 billion in tax cuts to the top 10 insurance companies, while his health plan would tax the health care benefits of working people. Five giant oil companies would get nearly $4 billion in tax cuts—but McCain hasn’t said a word about turning around the wage stagnation undermining the middle class.
McCain’s rhetoric doesn’t fit with reality. He says he would make health care “more affordable and accessible,” but any honest reading of his plan shows it does just the opposite: It would raise taxes and push health coverage out of reach for millions of Americans.
He says his policies would “respect wage earners,” but in the same speech, he urges passage of the Colombia Free Trade Act, a deal that would undermine workers here and abroad. His agenda would weaken Medicare and Medicaid, and he would push to privatize Social Security. These aren’t the priorities needed to turn around America.
What’s more, McCain ignores one of the biggest drags on the economy: the disastrous war in Iraq that has cost trillions of dollars and thousands of lives.
McCain repeatedly has skipped opportunities to meet with union members, choosing instead to surround himself with corporate lobbyists and focus on high-priced fundraisers. It’s clear that he’s out of touch with the real lives of workers and the real challenges in the economy.
Sweeney says McCain has a choice: He can keep on promoting the same old Bush agenda that aids the wealthy at the expense of everyone else, or he can change course and really listen to the needs of workers. Sweeney says:
We need leaders who understand the economic needs and concerns of working families. America’s workers deserve a plan that will deliver good jobs, a secure retirement and health care for all. Today’s proposals glossed over those needs in favor of policies skewed to the privileged few. Working people across the country call on Sen. McCain to reject the failed policies of the past that put corporate profits and the interests of the wealthy few above our families’ needs.
Comments:
NONE THIS WEEK
DAILY GRILL
"People are sick of this Bush-bashing stuff." -- Right-wing activist Mary
Matalin,
4/13/08
VERSUS
"President Bush's job approval rating, at 28%, is the worst of his
administration. It's just 4 points above Richard Nixon's lowest rating and 6
points above the all-time lowest approval rating in Gallup history, 22% for
Harry Truman back in 1952." -- USA
Today,
4/11/08
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I think the economy -- the media has been beating the drum for years and
years and years that the economy stinks. And after a while, that begins to
color people's attitudes." -- Karl Rove,
2/11/08
VERSUS
"He [Rove] also acknowledged the nation's economic problems.'People made bad
loans and bad business decisions. Because people got greedy,' Rove said." --
Dayton Daily News,
4/16/08
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We asked this question to his attorney: Will Karl Rove agree to testify
if Congress issues a subpoena to him as part of an investigation into the
Siegelman case? The answer we got -- 'Sure.'" -- MSNBC's Dan Abrams,
4/7/08
VERSUS
"Whether, when and about what a former White House official will
testify...is not for me or my client to decide." -- Rove attorney Robert
Luskin,
4/17/08
Quotes of the Day
Republicans talk about Iraq, Obama at N. Ky. dinner
U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, a Hebron Republican, compared Obama and his message for change similar to a "snake oil salesman."
He said in his remarks at the GOP dinner that he also recently participated in a "highly classified, national security simulation" with Obama.
"I'm going to tell you something: That boy's finger does not need to be on the button,"
Davis said. "He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country."
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Recent Senate Votes
Ensign Amdt. to Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Vote Agreed
to (88-8, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate approved this amendment to the housing stimulus package, which
would extend an estimated $6.6 billion in tax incentives to encourage
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Sen. Mitch McConnell voted YES
Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (84-12, 4
Not Voting)
The Senate passed this stimulus bill that is intended to reduce home
foreclosures.
Sen. Mitch McConnell voted YES......send
e-mail or see
bio
Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO
Recent House Votes
National Landscape Conservation System Act - Vote Passed
(278-140, 12 Not Voting)
The House voted to give permanent statutory protection to the Department
of Interior’s National Landscape Conservation System, a 26 million-acre
network of monuments, scenic trails, and conservation and wildlife areas.
Rep. Ron Lewis voted NO
Rep. John Yarmuth voted YES
Relating to the consideration of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement - Vote Passed (224-195, 1 Present, 12 Not Voting)
This House resolution removes the 90-day provision requiring Congress to
vote on the United States-Colombia Free Trade bill.
Rep. Ron Lewis voted NO
Rep. John Yarmuth voted YES
HUMOR
"According to a new poll,
Barack Obama has a 24-point lead over Hillary Clinton in North Carolina.
Obama is doing particularly well with one important demographic: voters."
--Amy Poehler
"Hillary Clinton was shown at a bar in Indiana
drinking a beer, and doing a shot of whiskey. Hey, and it worked. Today,
Ted Kennedy switched back. 'I'm for Hillary now!'" --Jay Leno
"Did you all see that? She took the shot with the beer chaser. Did it like
an old pro. To give you an idea how much she drank, when the phone rang at 3
am, slept right through it." --Jay Leno
"Hillary Clinton attacked Barack Obama, called him 'elitist,' and said he
was out of touch with poor people. Later, Bill Clinton gave a speech on the
subject, and charged a million bucks for it." --Jay Leno
"You know, I hear what you're all saying, but doesn't elite mean good? Is
that not something we're looking for in a president anymore? You know what,
candidates? Come with me. I know elite is a bad word in politics. You want
to go bowling and throw back a few beers. But the job you're applying for,
if you get it and it goes well, they might carve your head into a mountain.
If you don't actually think you're better than us, then what the f*ck are
you doing?" --Jon Stewart
"A former Pentagon official said that before the start of the war in Iraq,
former Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld gave the Bush administration a list of horribles, things
he believed could go wrong, which the Bush administration apparently mistook
for a to-do list." --Amy Poehler
"Barack Obama got himself into a little hot water in
Pennsylvania, when he said small town people become bitter, and cling to
guns or religion because of economic problems. Well, sure, you pray your
house doesn't repossess, and when they take it, you pull out your gun. Makes
perfect sense." --Jay Leno
"John
McCain said he disagrees with President Bush on the issue of
climate change. And believe me, McCain knows what he's talking about on
this subject. Of all the presidential candidates, he is the only one who's
actually lived through an ice age." --Jay Leno
"The president picked up the
pope at the airport. How bored is our president? He's not the president
anymore. Now he's like your college stoner roommate, doing favors for pizza.
Next week I think he's helping Putin move." --Jon Stewart
"Did you hear what President Bush said to the pope after his speech today?
This is an exact quote. I'm not changing it. He said,
'Awesome speech, your Holiness.' That's what he said to the pope. See,
he didn't want to say 'dude,' because it was a formal affair." --Jay Leno
"This seemed odd to me. For the pope's arrival ceremony at the White House
tomorrow, they're going to give him a 21-gun salute. Now, really, isn't
there a better welcome for the Apostle of Peace than a show of firearms? I
mean, whose idea was that?
Dick Cheney's?" --Jay Leno
"The pope is 81 years old, and he's going to be saying a mass at Nationals
Stadium in Washington Thursday, and then on Sunday, he'll be saying a mass
at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. And I'm worried about that Sunday Mass because
the pope will be doing that one on two days' rest. What a schedule. And
right after the mass at Yankee Stadium, the pope goes down to Madison Square
Garden and administers the last rites for the Knicks" --David Letterman
"It's exciting to be here now because you know what's going to happen? The
pope is coming to New York City. Can you feel the excitement? He arrived
earlier today in Washington, D.C. Of course, he flew Virgin Atlantic."
--David Letterman
"But did you hear about this? He's getting on the flight in Rome, and he was
almost not allowed on the aircraft because he tried to bring on more than
three ounces of holy water." --David Letterman
"We also want to wish Pope Benedict a happy birthday. Tomorrow, he'll be 81
years old. Do you realize in a couple more years, he could be the next
Republican nominee?" --Jay Leno
RADICAL RIGHT -- 'PARALYZED' FREEDOM'S WATCH IS 'PLAGUED BY GRIDLOCK AND INFIGHTING': Last year, two former Bush White House officials established Freedom's Watch, a right-wing advocacy organization "formed to promote the common good and general welfare of the American people by supporting mainstream conservative public policies" -- essentially the "conservative answer to the nine-year-old liberal MoveOn.org." The organization kicked off with a "$15 million advertising campaign designed to maintain Congressional support for President Bush's troop increase in Iraq." The group was "expected to be a deep-pocketed juggernaut in this year's presidential election." But since last year, "the group has been mostly quiet, beset by internal problems that have paralyzed it and raised questions about what kind of role, if any, it will actually play this fall." According to The New York Times, "Freedom's Watch has been plagued by gridlock and infighting, leaving it struggling for direction." Indeed, the group's founding president, Bradley Blakeman, a former deputy assistant to Bush, resigned last month. MoveOn executive director Eli Pariser noted that so far, Freedom's Watch "has been a lot of bark and not a lot of bite."
IRAQ -- CHENEY FALSELY CLAIMS AL QAEDA WILL 'ACQUIRE CONTROL' OF IRAQ'S OIL RESOURCES IF U.S. WITHDRAWS: Last Thursday, Vice President Cheney appeared on Sean Hannity's radio show and fear-mongered about the consequences of withdrawing from Iraq. "[I]f al Qaeda were to take over big parts of Iraq, among other things, they would acquire control of a significant oil resource," he told Hannity. This claim appears to be emerging as an administration talking point about the dangers of withdrawal. On March 19, President Bush also warned that out of "chaos in Iraq" could emerge an "emboldened al Qaeda with access to Iraq’s oil resources." In reality, however, it's highly unlikely that al Qaeda would take control of Iraq's oil if the United States redeployed. First, the vast majority of Iraqis are Shi'ites, who want little to do with a fringe Sunni group like al Qaeda. Second, 70 percent of the country's oil is in southern Iraq -- e.g. Basra -- where there are strong Shi'ite strongholds. Despite Cheney and Bush's claims, U.S. withdrawal would not mean that al Qaeda would suddenly be able to defeat at least three different powerful Shi'ite militias (Mahdi Army, Badr Organization, and Fadhila's gangs) to seize control over Iraq's oil.
BOOSTING LARGE CORPORATIONS: Not only
has the income gap widened, but the wealthiest Americans have also seen
their tax rates drop. According to EPI, between 1960 and 2004, "the average
tax rate has fallen by about 14 percentage points (from
44.4% to 30.4%) for the top 1% of earners (those making more than
$435,000 in 2007), while it has increased slightly (from 15.9% to 16.1%) for
those in the middle 20%." Additionally, in FY 2007, the nation's largest
corporations -- with $250 million or more in assets -- were audited at the "lowest
level in the last 20 years." At the same time, audits of smaller
corporations -- with $50 million or less in assets -- are climbing. The Bush
administration has also been turning a blind eye toward federal contractors,
who
owe $8 billion in unpaid federal taxes. For example, KBR, which until
last year was a subsidiary of Halliburton, has
avoided paying more than $500 million "in federal Medicare and Social
Security taxes by hiring workers through shell companies" based in the
Cayman Islands. The Bush administration has aided this tax dodging. One of
KBR's shell companies was set up two months after
Cheney became Halliburtion's CEO in 1995. Congress is currently
considering a bill "to bar federal agencies from awarding contracts to
people or companies that
have failed to pay their federal taxes."
MILITARY -- McCAIN INDICATES HE WILL NOT SUPPORT NEW GI BILL: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) consistently claims he is "obviously committed" to "quality education" for veterans. But today, he indicated he will not support "bipartisan legislation that would greatly expand educational benefits for members of the military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan under the GI Bill." The measure "would more than double the GI Bill benefit" for returning veterans and "give benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserve." Veterans would receive education benefits equaling the highest tuition rate of the most expensive in-state public college or university and a monthly stipend for housing. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA), the bill's chief sponsor, introduced the legislation last year and recently reintroduced the bill with support from Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), John Warner (R-VA), and Ted Stevens (R-AK), who were all GI Bill recipients. In order to push more conservatives to support the bill, Webb previously urged McCain "to get on the bill," saying it should not be considered a "political issue." Yet, McCain has been largely absent on the issue. ABC News reports that McCain instead "indicated he would offer some sort of alternative" to Webb's bill.
Think Fast
"The I.R.S.'s scrutiny of the nation's biggest companies is at a 20-year low," according to a study conducted by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which called the trend a "historic collapse in audits." The study "found that major corporations -- defined as those with assets of at least $250 million -- have about a one in four chance of being audited, down from about three in four in 1990."
"More than two-thirds of Americans aged 27 to 42 don’t think they will ever be able to stop working," according to a survey released today by Scottrade and BetterInvesting. "In contrast, 64 percent of respondents aged 55 to 64 said they could retire and not worry, even though this group is much closer to retirement age."
The Defense Department has released its latest American military causality numbers for Iraq and Afghanistan, "and the figures reveal non-fatal casualties that go well beyond the more than 4,000 U.S. troops who have died so far." As of April 5, 4,492 soldiers have died while serving in the two wars while 31,590 have been wounded and 38,631 have been removed from the battlefields for "non-hostile-related medical air transports."
"Health insurance companies are rapidly adopting a new pricing system for very expensive drugs, asking patients to pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars for prescriptions for medications that may save their lives or slow the progress of serious diseases." The new system “means that the burden of expensive health care can now affect insured people."
Noting that crude oil prices have doubled over the past year, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has called on federal regulators to "stop delaying and start investigating whether petroleum markets are being manipulated."
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 70 percent of Americans disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy, an all-time high for that poll. "Bush's overall rating stands at 33 percent, a percentage point above his all-time low in Post-ABC polling."
"At 39 months in the doghouse," President Bush has surpassed Harry Truman's record as “the postwar president to linger longest without majority public approval. Bush hasn't received majority approval for his work in office in ABC News/Washington Post polls since Jan. 16, 2005 — three years and three months ago. The previous record was Truman's during his last 38 months in office."
On a section of John McCain's campaign website site called "Cindy's Recipes," you can find seven recipes attributed to Cindy McCain, each with the heading "McCain Family Recipe." The Huffington Post reports that at least three of the recipes are "word-for-word copies of recipes on the Food Network site."
Freedom's Watch has allegedly "coordinated its advertising" with the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which is illegal under federal election laws. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee plans to file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission today charging that a Freedom's Watch script for a television ad in Louisiana originated with the NRCC.
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) may give a keynote address at the Republican National Convention in September "on behalf of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)" "If Sen. McCain, who I support so strongly, asked me to do it, if he thinks it will help him, I will," Lieberman told The Hill. Though McCain has yet to ask, "a Lieberman aide" says "it is a "'likely possibility' he will address the Republican audience in some form."
"Dangling the popular highway funding bill as his hostage," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) "struck a deal Tuesday night with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to dislodge a handful of President Bush's stalled appellate court nominees." The plan will advance at least three outstanding appointments before Memorial Day.
INTERESTING
Around the country today, millions of us are making last-minute trips to post offices to drop off tax forms. And AFL-CIO union members will be there as well—to let people know that if Sen. John McCain is elected president, our tax bills may be a lot higher next year.
McCain has proposed a health care plan that would force working families to pay taxes on more than just our wages. His plan would tax our health care benefits.
But while millions of us would find it harder to pay for our health benefits under McCain’s plan, the same would not be true of the top 10 insurance companies: They would rake in nearly $2 billion in tax cuts. Just five oil companies, meanwhile, would see nearly $4 billion in tax cuts.
What’s more, McCain’s changes to the tax code could lead employers to drop health care benefits altogether, leaving working families at the mercy of a private health care market plagued by high costs, bias against pre-existing conditions and outright denials. (See the AFL-CIO’s 2008 Health Care for America Survey for the real story on America’s health care system.)
Indeed, McCain’s decades of voting in Washington and the proposals he’s laid out are dangerously stacked against working families. McCain has bought into the Bush agenda of tax cuts aimed at helping the absolute wealthiest, while undermining the ability of workers to have security and a shot at the middle class.
He’s voted to cut billions from Medicare and Medicaid.
He’s voted against prevailing wage laws and overtime pay, and even supported abolishing the minimum wage.
He supports privatizing Social Security, putting our retirement at risk.
In short, McCain—the ninth-wealthiest member of Congress—still doesn’t get it when it comes to sticking up for working families.
Union members in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa are handing out leaflets and educating working people about the costs of McCain’s agenda.
McCain has a choice to make. Will he offer working families in need hollow words that obscure the consequences of his policy prescriptions, or will he change course and offer real solutions to the problems in health care and throughout the economy?
Buy American Mention of the Week
Spring for American-Made Goods this Spring
Spring is in the air. If you’re sprucing up your home to match the sights and sounds of the season, there are certain ways you can buy American and spruce up the balance sheets of American companies employing American workers at the same time.
All garden ornaments that are made by Buzzard Towne (www.buzzardtowne.com) are made in the USA. Buzzard Towne began in 1997 in Charlotte, NC when owner Karen Beal decided to start reproducing her original clay sculptures into cast stone garden art and sell them to local garden centers.
Now Buzzard Towne is available at garden centers and gift shops throughout the country and in several catalogs as well. Each sculptured piece for your home or garden is still 100 percent hand made in America in their 500,000 square foot facility.
But you can choose to order your own favorite from garden rock faces, wall plaques, message rocks and statues right from their website. I personally bought the peace message rock for my parents a few years ago for just $24.95 and they still proudly display it today. And soon this spring I’ll be looking for a Buzzard Towne garden ornament for my own garden at www.buzzardtowne.com.
If you want to get serious with those spring around-the-house projects then try Council Tool at www.counciltool.com where you’ll find American-made tools made from American steel. You can visit their online catalog and choose from garden tools like the groundhog cultivator & mattock or from more serious tools like a single edge bush hook with an American hickory handle.
Once you visit the Council Tool website you’ll know you’re in the right place when you see the “Made in USA” logo proudly displayed at the top of each page. This North Carolina-based company prides itself in being a trusted source for quality tools and in providing jobs for the local community. Although this American company is aware of the economic advantages of producing offshore, Council Tool takes the responsibility of operating under U.S. labor laws and regulations seriously rather than evade American laws by moving their factory to another country.
Workers in foreign countries don’t pay taxes to America. Only American workers do. That’s why it makes sense if you’re a firefighter searching for a high-quality fireman’s axe, for example, to buy one from Council Tool that’s American made since the tax dollars paid by American workers can be used to provide for well-equipped fire departments among other American essentials. If more companies were as concerned about being a good corporate citizen of the United States as Council Tool (www.counciltool.com) our great country would be a lot greater and a lot better off.
If it’s the inside of your house that needs a little spring cleaning, you might pay a visit to www.metrovacworld.com where you’ll find another patriotic American company proud of employing their own people. Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Company has been around since 1939, and each webpage displays a logo that claims the company’s products are “Deliberately Made Better in the USA.”
At www.metrovacworld.com, you’ll find a vacuum for your needs whether it’s pet grooming, computer maintenance, car & bike care, or floor care. Although Metro has a long and interesting history, one of the things I found most interesting is that back in 1970 they produced the first and still only dual voltage (110V-12V) hand held vacuum cleaner designed to work in the home and the car.
Metro has grown over the years to operate over 80 distribution centers within our borders and in many foreign countries. But they still only manufacture in one country, and that’s the United States of America.
With companies like these that are still proud to be called American and produce here, one can’t help but have hope that if we continue to seek out and buy American products now, there will always be American products available for us to buy in the future.
"A multibillion-dollar loophole that would have helped conceal abuse of overseas contracts has been eliminated from a Bush administration proposal to protect taxpayer dollars," after an inquiry from Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT).
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