Recently there has been quite a push to "Buy American" and "Buy Local". The idea being that buying more domestically produced items will help domestic growers and manufacturers. It's a philosophy that I agree with, and try to abide by as much as possible. My question is why has there not been much of an effort to increase the visibility and therefore, the awareness of the country origin on the products we buy?
When you walk into any of the big box stores [[be it Walmart, Sears, Etc.), there are aisles and aisles of boxed items plastered with labeling. Would it not be a relatively easy, and sensible idea to require that country of origin labels be placed on the the front of the packaging instead of hidden on the back or bottom? What about including the flag of the country from which the item was imported? If Walmart shoppers were forced to face the the communist starred flag on the front of their children's toys would this be enough of incentive for some of them to look elsewhere? Would it also be a way to reduce our trade deficit without resorting to increased trade tariffs?
Any thoughts?
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