Comments for American Made Alliance http://www.americanmadealliance.org Made in the USA -public policy for micro-enterprise Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:05:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Made in America: CBS Early Show by Steven Barrett http://www.americanmadealliance.org/news/made-in-america-cbs-early-show/#comment-127 Steven Barrett Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:05:28 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=216#comment-127 I've been watching this story develop since last January when Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) recalled his experience on Thom Hartmann's regular "Friday Brunch With Bernie" last winter. You will no doubt find these links encouraging. As a builder of detailed ("from scatch") historically-themed replication birdhouses and nativity creche display stall;, hearing Sen. Sanders describe his efforts to get the Smithsonian to sell more products that are actually made IN America has been very heartening to a 60 year old newbie in this line of niche crafts work. Happy reading! Sincerely, Steven Barrett Nature's Heirlooms, Hadley, MA http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=ecbe1698-ad52-4b4e-ad1f-7e2ab992eeb1 http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/01/20/senator_livid_that_presidential_statues_at_smithsonian_are_made_in_china I’ve been watching this story develop since last January when Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) recalled his experience on Thom Hartmann’s regular “Friday Brunch With Bernie” last winter. You will no doubt find these links encouraging.

As a builder of detailed (“from scatch”) historically-themed replication birdhouses and nativity creche display stall;, hearing Sen. Sanders describe his efforts to get the Smithsonian to sell more products that are actually made IN America has been very heartening to a 60 year old newbie in this line of niche crafts work.

Happy reading!

Sincerely,
Steven Barrett
Nature’s Heirlooms, Hadley, MA

http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=ecbe1698-ad52-4b4e-ad1f-7e2ab992eeb1

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/01/20/senator_livid_that_presidential_statues_at_smithsonian_are_made_in_china

]]> Comment on Report from the Grand Canyon: Made in America by Mary Colter http://www.americanmadealliance.org/blog/photography/report-from-the-grand-canyon-made-in-america/#comment-123 Mary Colter Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:19:53 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=202#comment-123 How many stores were visited while you were at Grand Canyon? Additionally, how accurate are your results? It seems to be you may be suffering from tunnel vision. Have you relayed all the facts? Or, just the ones that support your ideology? How many stores were visited while you were at Grand Canyon? Additionally, how accurate are your results? It seems to be you may be suffering from tunnel vision. Have you relayed all the facts? Or, just the ones that support your ideology?

]]> Comment on COMMENTARY: Searching for Authentic America by Linda L. Boyd http://www.americanmadealliance.org/blog/commentary-searching-for-authentic-america/#comment-122 Linda L. Boyd Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:19:44 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=126#comment-122 Have been preaching the same message in SD for years. If we can work with hundreds of native families and sell millions of dollars of art in 15 years, why can't Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands and Devil's Tower do the same? Let's keep pushing the parks! Have been preaching the same message in SD for years. If we can work with hundreds of native families and sell millions of dollars of art in 15 years, why can’t Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands and Devil’s Tower do the same? Let’s keep pushing the parks!

]]> Comment on COMMENTARY: Searching for Authentic America by A slice of Americana - Made in China - My Les Paul Forums http://www.americanmadealliance.org/blog/commentary-searching-for-authentic-america/#comment-121 A slice of Americana - Made in China - My Les Paul Forums Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:33:34 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=126#comment-121 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on COMMENTARY: Searching for Authentic America by Ken Manske http://www.americanmadealliance.org/blog/commentary-searching-for-authentic-america/#comment-120 Ken Manske Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:56:37 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=126#comment-120 Excellent commentary. Please keep us on your mailing list and action plan. How about pressure on congress? Excellent commentary. Please keep us on your mailing list and action plan. How about pressure on congress?

]]> Comment on Made in America: CBS Early Show by Chiana http://www.americanmadealliance.org/news/made-in-america-cbs-early-show/#comment-114 Chiana Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:36:19 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=216#comment-114 That's not just logic. That's really sesnible. That’s not just logic. That’s really sesnible.

]]> Comment on COMMENTARY: Made In America by Jennifer Banks http://www.americanmadealliance.org/blog/commentary-made-in-america/#comment-101 Jennifer Banks Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:45:29 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=59#comment-101 I buy all of my eco-friendly products from <a href="http://www.enviroproductsworld.com/" rel="nofollow">Enviroproductsworld</a> which are made in America! I buy all of my eco-friendly products from Enviroproductsworld which are made in America!

]]> Comment on Report from the Grand Canyon: Made in America by A.W.A. Pottery http://www.americanmadealliance.org/blog/photography/report-from-the-grand-canyon-made-in-america/#comment-99 A.W.A. Pottery Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:03:57 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=202#comment-99 Very well written article. I must say the lure of easy money through the import business has taken its toll on our Made in USA pride. Its a shame the bill requiring our national parks to sell only American made products was withdrawn. In any case I hope this investigation will bring these discrepancies to a head in the battle to get not only Native made products but Made in USA a well deserved boost. Very well written article. I must say the lure of easy money through the import business has taken its toll on our Made in USA pride. Its a shame the bill requiring our national parks to sell only American made products was withdrawn.
In any case I hope this investigation will bring these discrepancies to a head in the battle to get not only Native made products but Made in USA a well deserved boost.

]]> Comment on Report from the Grand Canyon: Made in America by Lonny Cloud http://www.americanmadealliance.org/blog/photography/report-from-the-grand-canyon-made-in-america/#comment-98 Lonny Cloud Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:36:28 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=202#comment-98 As a Native Artist and jeweler, I can tell you that these practices are destroying the market beyond all hope of recovery. Wealthy buyers from gift shops come to wholesale shows demanding (yes, demanding!) prices that are cheaper than Chinese made junk from Native artists, and when they don't get what they want they will just walk away. To make matters worse, there are a couple of unscrupulous tribal organizations that set up sweatshop labor that make highly substandard items to sell to these people cheaper than they could get from Asia. This, coupled with the influx of "Traders" who sell Native made at the wholesale level that turn over quantities of product for little over their cost from the already under paid artist has made it almost impossible for artists to make a living at all. As a Native Artist and jeweler, I can tell you that these practices are destroying the market beyond all hope of recovery. Wealthy buyers from gift shops come to wholesale shows demanding (yes, demanding!) prices that are cheaper than Chinese made junk from Native artists, and when they don’t get what they want they will just walk away. To make matters worse, there are a couple of unscrupulous tribal organizations that set up sweatshop labor that make highly substandard items to sell to these people cheaper than they could get from Asia. This, coupled with the influx of “Traders” who sell Native made at the wholesale level that turn over quantities of product for little over their cost from the already under paid artist has made it almost impossible for artists to make a living at all.

]]> Comment on The Price of Freedom Smithsonian American History by chris salmon http://www.americanmadealliance.org/news/the-price-of-freedom/#comment-97 chris salmon Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:42:01 +0000 http://www.americanmadealliance.org/?p=69#comment-97 I am especially interested in contact information for the Price of Freedom store at the History Museum. I am especially interested in contact information for the Price of Freedom store at the History Museum.

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