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thenewgreen  ·  4371 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Three Major Economic Misconceptions

So that leaves approx 30% for discretionary spending. Also, I would like to see what constitutes those categories. You would think that each one is cut and dry but people tend to get pretty creative when they're trying to make a point. I guess my point is that the authors point of "American Made goods", doesn't mean much aside from assembled in the US.

My family provides parts for the automotive industry that can be labeled as US parts but they can source goods from elsewhere to go in to those parts.

If you were to follow the raw materials of everything stamped made in the USA, my guess (and it's just a guess) is that many of the items wouldn't pass the BS test.