VIDEO: MADE IN AMERICA MANUFACTURING SAVES JOBS, LIVES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

[Omaha Steve]

http://libertytabletop.com/2016/04/save-american-manufacturing/

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Liberty Tabletop / This entry was posted in News.

American manufacturing has been an icon for over a century.

Accounting for nearly $6 Trillion dollars and 35% of America’s economy, American manufacturing provides over 12 million jobs, and that doesn’t even include related workforce positions like truck drivers and warehouse employees. In fact providing support services for manufacturing accounts for about one in every six jobs private sector jobs in the US.

Cheap products, imported from overseas, which so many Americans have bought in recent decades have not only cost jobs, and seen millions of overseas workers slave away in horrific conditions on unlivable wages, but are a big factor in the the shipping industry contributing to almost 5% of the whole world’s pollution.

Every time an American citizen buys an imported product, our trade deficit widens. Forbes calls it the ‘destroyer of jobs’. Every year, because we import more than we export, 3% of our economy and wealth is lost overseas. That doesn’t sound like much, but it soon adds up. Over the last 39 years we’ve lost 8 TRILLION dollars. All of that translates into lower wages, lower profits, weaker markets and more unemployment at home when we don’t support American made products.

FULL story and video at link.



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We are Sherrill Manufacturing and our brand is Liberty Tabletop, a family owned and operated business co-owned by Matt Roberts and Greg Owens. Created with pride in our Sherrill, N.Y. factory, which has been producing quality flatware for more than a century, Liberty Tabletop offers a variety of patterns designed to satisfy almost any taste. Now the only manufacturer of flatware in the United States of America, Liberty Tabletop creates high quality flatware at a competitive price. All of our items are produced using the finest quality 18-10 chromium/nickel stainless steel. This offers incredible luster and enhanced resistance to staining over less expensive stainless grades like 18-0. What’s more, the steel that our flatware is produced with is also made in the U.S.A. and meets all ASTM standards. Our steel is tested for lead and other toxic trace elements to ensure they are not present. This protects the health and safety of our customers and our workforce. No mystery metal in our product!

When you choose us, you’re choosing a company that believes in growing our national economy, providing career jobs to people in our community and preserving the craft of flatware manufacturing and tool making. Liberty Tabletop is also socially conscientious – we know that foreign companies don’t follow the same rigorous standards as we do here in the United States, and often resort to child labor, prison labor, abuse of workers and unsafe conditions for workers in terms of health and safety. We’re a part of the movement of people who are not willing to support such activities with our spending, and we’re as good as our word – we use products in our manufacturing made in the United States, and we hire firms (accounting, legal, marketing) that are local, so we can keep the dollars flowing in our local economy. All of this helps drive the American economy in a safe, ethical and environmentally friendly way.

At Liberty Tabletop, it’s all about the people – we recognize our most valuable assets are our employees, as well as our satisfied customers. We believe when you choose to purchase your flatware from us, you will be amazed by the quality, delighted with the price, and fully satisfied with a product you can enjoy now – and for years to come. Let us provide you with heirloom flatware you can be proud to pass down to the next generation.

[tonyt53]

1. Good to know!

But at the same time, it is sad when according to polling released a couple of weeks ago, Americans will still choose a lesser priced product, regardless of where it came from. And that is sad.