Our own worst enemy?

I hear people bitch, moan and complain constantly about the state of the American economy and the decline of the middle class life style. They blame the Republicans, the Democrats or Corporate greed, but not one person every raises their hand and says, "It's me. I'm part of the problem." If American consumers were willing to pay an extra couple of bucks to purchase items that were made in America, corporations would flock at the opportunity to manufacture more items here. As long as
Americans demand cheap and fast, they will get exactly what they pay for and not one thing more.

The biggest problem with America is Americans. We love to preach, wail and complain, but gone are the days of old where people buckled down and through hard work and diligence strove to improve themselves and those around them. Now, it is always someone else's fault. What happened to self reliance? Self worth? Responsibility for self? It isn't the government or big corporations fault that business has moved to other regions. It's our fault. We did it. We chose to shop at Walmart, that one stop shop for all things consumers want. We chose to shut down the mom and pops in favor of the giants. We chose to quit perusing the local butcher shop in favor of the super store. And now, we want to sit back and bellow at the injustice.

Before you start belaboring big business, perhaps you should take a look in the mirror and determine what role you play. Do you educate yourself? Do you spend your money such that you support your local economy? Small businesses? Do you take the time to learn what products are still made in the good ole USA and then purchase those or do you just assume that it doesn't matter? Most local unions can point you to those businesses that still support the American Made idea. Do us all a favor; quit belly aching and start doing something to make a difference.