Made in America?

The other day I was watching part of Rocky IV on TV and seeing Apollo Creed’s entrance into the ring for his fatal exhibition bout with the visiting Russian champ, Ivan Drago, sent a huge patriotic surge into my mind. I guess it’s something about James Brown’s rendition of “Living in America” and Apollo’s famous stars and stripes trunks with his Uncle Sam hat that got me thinking.

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We all know the terrible state of the American and world economy. We know the horrible state the American automotive industry is in, and that more and more jobs are lost by outsourcing to other areas of the world, but let’s look at what can be done to help. In an industry of technology and electronics how can Taylored Systems provide an American made solution to do our part to keep this country moving forward? I thought there is no way that is possible. I was completely wrong.

When I did some research, I found virtually every product we carry has an option that is American made, if not every option. One of the phone systems we carry is assembled in California. Another phone system and our data equipment are assembled in Alabama. Both of the overhead paging products we provide are American made. The voice and data structured cabling we provide is made here in America. The cable management is made in the Chicago area. The door access products we use are made in our neighboring state, Ohio.

Okay, okay, I know where you are going with your argument. Yes the circuit boards and the majority of the pieces that make these electronics work are not American made. There is no disputing of that. However with these products being assembled in the United States they are American made. Also, and more importantly they are providing Americans with jobs to put these electronics together. These jobs are forming the equipment necessary to power other businesses. Those businesses are hiring other American workers to accomplish their goals as a business. Those businesses are providing goods and services for the American people and people of the world. It is a process that is never ending. We don’t need this to be an economics class, we all know how this works.

Everything and everyone is connected. The more we help one another, the more we help ourselves. Figure out what you can do to help. Here at Taylored Systems, we will continue to do our part.