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Originally Posted by nide44
Boycott Chinese goods.
They take away jobs from USA citizens.
They are causing problems, either thru negligence
or (some people say) on purpose.
I'm not a conspiracy theory advocate, but - I'm not kidding.
I look on every box and label of the products I buy, to try to buy things
that are not from China.
Its not easy. Try it sometime.
I look to my neighborhood independent stores to patronize them first.
Then to stores that sell USA goods. Sadly, there are very few.
But I go out of my way not to buy Chinese products, marketed by US companies.
Read the labels - Do Not Buy Chinese!
(End of soap box)
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Yep. I generally don't if there's a choice, but China is the only source for some products, like red yeast rice. There's a family who tried to live "A Year Without China", then wrote a book about it. I heard the mother interviewed on radio. That year was extremely difficult for that family. The google page is
http://www.google.com/search?q=a+year+without+china&ie .
By the way, I'm not anti-Chinese or prejudiced at all. The problems are poor regulation and quality control, and our government not negotiating fair trade deals that benefit us as much as them. Not all Chinese products are poor quality or unsafe, but we can't assume even a minimum of product-safety, decent labor conditions, or any environmental protection in manufacturing for any given product.