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Originally Posted by cashman
Anyone wi a grain of sense will buy the best quality goods at the best price they can get em, British or not.
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I don't know about that ... from what I read, the British manufacturing sector is shrinking way too quickly ... I do believe that the consumer should try his darndest to support the national and local producer.
I always make an attempt to buy Canadian ... My car, a GM product, was manufactured in Oshawa, Ontario. Many of the parts on my Harley were manufactured in Canada ... Food and booze, I try to buy local ... at least from Ontario. (Ok ... I drink Bomber when I can get it
) But the Lancashire chesse I had the other day comes from Ontario ... The yanks, by the way, are finally creating jobs ... and a lot of this has to do with "Buy American". The national economy has a better chance of prospering if nationals support it by buying, in your case, British made goods.
Also, governments should provide incentives to other countries to establish plant in their country ... I remember when GM and Chrysler (never buy one
) were closing plants a few years ago at the height of the recession, Toyota opened a factory in Woodstock, Ontario. This was because the government of Ontario were very persuasive in selling Ontario as a place to do business. And Toyota Canada employs union labour ... Canadian Auto Workers Union all the way.
So I def do see long term advantages to supporting the national and the local economy ... might cost a few more bucks in the short term; but I believe the long-term benefits are worth it.