Editor says, what if Wal-mart _still_ only sold American-made merchandise? muses Jen Greenup. Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the September 2011 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.

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Editor says, in this post we explore some of the consequences of imported goods raised in Part 1.

Robbie Taylor commented on 2011-09-25 12:38:38 ~ Ah, if only the Walton family showed that kind of patriotism...

Matthew Dattilo commented on 2011-09-25 15:45:14 ~ The idea of tax credits (or other rewards) for sourcing domestically is a great idea in my opinion and it's something I could see Walton pushing for. I was in the Navy with a man who had worked in the first Wal-Mart store in Arkansas. He said Walton used to come in and buy things on a regular basis. He always insisted on standing in line and paying (with cash) like the rest of the customers. And Robbie, it's very sad that Walton's family did not carry on that aspect of their father's legacy.

Mike commented on 2011-09-25 17:52:10 ~ At the very least everything imported should be reviewed for quality. We don't need chinese made junk, shoes, dollar store items coming in lasting a fraction of an American made item and filling up our land fills. It's stupidity.

Eric Oppen commented on 2011-09-25 18:01:56 ~ OTOH, I, for one, cannot afford to take endless hits to the wallet to subsidize a bunch of lazy, overpaid American workers. One reason Harley-Davidson nearly went under was very, very bad quality control..."Harley, Harley, made of tin, ride it out and push it in."

Jeff Provine commented on 2011-09-27 06:24:08 ~ With a weaker Chinese economy, who's going to be there to buy bonds to pick up the slack during the Global Debt Crisis in the decade to come?