Not to pull the thread completely off-topic, but since we're on the subject of assembled-in-America/American jobs, I'm happy to report my new Lennox furnace is made in Marshalltown, Iowa, at a 996,000 square foot factory employing 1200 people.
It's being installed by two men I know personally, and it was purchased at a local business whose owner I know personally. Doesn't get much more local than that! It wasn't the lowest bid, by far, but I also know that if the furnace fails in the dead of winter, I'll have a serviceman at my house very quickly. That alone buys a lot of peace of mind. Local businesses in very small towns tend to work hard to keep their customer base happy. They know it takes only a few unhappy customers complaining about bad service in the coffee shop to decimate their business.
Come to think of it...my last two appliance purchases were also made here: GE dishwasher and the Speed Queen washer.
