18 Iconic Products That America Doesn't Make Anymore(businessinsider.com)

18 Iconic Products That America Doesn't Make Anymore

http://www.businessinsider.com/basic-products-america-doesnt-make-2010-10

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rmc0016 lat temu

I actually grew up in a small town that was built around a factory that made one of the featured products. When the factory closed, unemployment was really high, and a lot of people were upset. I see the same sort of response from IT folks to IT outsourcing too.

I have to wonder though: when a company is getting big and globalizing (and it seems to make sense that a company with an iconic product would be big or getting big), is it really that unexpected that they would move operations? I understand the patriotism behind "Buying American", but when the company has facilities and does business across the globe, it's bigger than America.

iamdave16 lat temu

It's bigger than America, but it's also America that suffers when process outsourcing puts thousands out of work.