Are you a Consumer or Producer?

 Ask yourself, “What is my role in the economy?”  Every day you hear about consumer confidence as a gauge of how the economy is moving.  Our spending represents 2/3 of the U.S. economy, which is why everyone is watching how, when and where we spend our money.  This proves that each of us has significant cause and effect on the economy with every action and can produce positive results with our actions.  We need to harness this power and move from just consumers to producers and produce results by our actions.

There is a big misconception that “nothing” is made here anymore.  I have the unique perspective, as I travel the country and do market research in cities all over the U.S.  Not only is there a great deal of manufacturing here but more products are being built here every day.  The United States is the largest manufacturer in the world, over China, millions of employees that are exporting goods to fuel your economy and your paycheck.

We have Japanese cars, Chinese computers, refrigerators and many American companies that are still building products with American jobs. You do not have to be in the mortgage industry to have been affected by the recent mortgage meltdown that hit us all.

If we pay attention and ask questions at the retail level we can create jobs by simply looking for American products as the first step in our purchasing criteria.  Look at the Label.  Retailers will then ask their buyers and buyers will ask manufacturers.  When it makes economic sense, we will see more and more built right here.

Some products will still need to be built elsewhere but we as consumers, can produce American jobs by asking for them. Just look how everything became “green or environmentally friendly” when consumers started asking for them and at the same time, improve your Economic Footprint.

If we do not pay attention, jobs will continue to deteriorate and our taxes will continue to elevate.  I am not a “Crusader”, but I know that if the US economy does not create jobs, the unemployed will be subsidized through higher taxes and get their healthcare in the ER, at your expense.

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