In far Northern Minnesota, where my wife was born and raised, there was, once upon a time, one of the wealthiest regions of the country. In her small Minnesota hamlet there was an Arrow shirt factory that thrived and employed many until the labor market forced manufacturing “off shore.” Today the factory is dormant, and shirts are arriving in shipping containers from Southeast Asia.

But wait, the tide has turned. Last week I bought a Brooks Brothers suit with an American Flag lapel pin, proudly trumpeting that my new blue pinstripe was “Made in America.” Clearly there is a significant trend to buy American.

As proof, yesterday the Wall Street Journal featured an article highlighting that Wal-Mart is focused on adding domestically produced items. Gee, thanks Wal-Mart . . . and maybe retailers should provide incentives to producers who are all-American. With the political sideshow playing out in DC, perhaps businesses should focus on making it right at the grass roots level, and make it “Made in America.”


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