What remains so scary for me is the raw materials China supplies vital industries. Take the pharmaceutical industry as an example. Over fifty per cent of all drug ingredients now originate from China. Here we are in America, paying exorbitant prices for drugs, up ten times more than Canadians when costs are declining because the source of supply has changed to China and we are literally now guinea pigs testing to see if the latest batch in our medicine cabinet matches the previous one. I have always said my trust for Chinese-made crap extends no further than a pair of cheap sox or underpants and for me even when it comes to those items I would rather spend a day shopping around until I found a label that did not read “Made in China”.

The timing is perfect for Americans to reject what greedy entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 corporations have been doing selling us inferior “Made in China” junk by demanding only “Made in America”. If Goodyear wants to continue building plants in China while closing them down in America, then we should tell them to transfer head office there as well and become a Chinese company. Truthfully when it comes to tires, I am now only happy with European Pirelli, Continental and Michelin brands. The Japanese own Firestone, I haven’t heard of B.F. Goodrich for years and Goodyear owns Dunlop so it makes my decision easy. With that said I have shot myself in the foot a little. But it strengthens my argument that American companies truly dilute their quality when they hire Chinese coolies as factory workers to make their shit. I wouldn’t wear a Polo Shirt even if Ralph Lauren gave it to me, but I would wear a Giorgio Amani because it is “Made in Italy”! There are times I must unfortunately accept a substitute for my “Made in America” rule, but “hell no” when it comes to China!