I swear to God, Every morning, I wake up in a different descending level of Bazaaro World…  Somehow we are on the cusp of a trade war with our allies, our neighbors, and all of Asia.   Harley Davidson looking to produce outside the US?!? Mid-Continent Nail moving to Mexico? 4th & 5th generation Soybean farmers facing bankruptcy? Carrier closing? Tell me more about how awesome the current US Administration is…  Seriously, grab a farmer, a mill worker, or a coal miner and tell me again that you think that we  as a country are in a better place financially or socially than during the previous administration.  I am not an isolationist.  I believe in a global economy and I believe with my whole heart that American made products SHOULD be part of that world economy.

I have said it before and will repeat until I am blue in the face – will the adults in the room please stand up and take the crayons away before things are permanently screwed up?!?

In the interest of full disclosure:  Do I own a Japanese car?  Yes.  I also own a Jeep built in the Toledo, Ohio plant in the closing months of 1986.  My Jeep Trailer was made by union workers in Oregon, and both of my current bicycles were welded/braised in the US from American Steel.  My next vehicle will probably be either a Ford or another Jeep.  Do I own Chinese tools?  Yep, global economy…  I also own a wealth of Snap-On, S&K, Lie-Nelson,  and old American Iron Craftsman.  I also wear much Filson, Carhartt, Danner Boots, and Allen Edmond’s shoes as well.

Tools and products that are still American made