Remember when Wal-Mart was as American as apple pie…
In the 1980s, if you can believe it, Sam Walton and Wal-Mart
not only used to have a “Buy America” program, but Wal-Mart made a public
commitment to "buying everything possible from suppliers who manufacture their products in the United States."
Read Sam Walton’s ‘Buy America’ letter.
In fact, Sam Walton understood that losing good-paying, middle
class American manufacturing jobs, exploding trade deficits, and a dependence
on foreign imports was bad for America,
bad for hard working families, and in the end, bad for Wal-Mart.
But that was then... this is now.
Now, it’s safe to say, Wal-Mart likes to buy from anywhere
but America.
And, Wal-Mart’s “Buy America program” has become a “Buy China”
program that makes Wal-Mart and China
stronger while weakening America.
And, if you don’t believe us, here are the facts:
- Wal-Mart
imports $22 billion of Chinese goods, making Wal-Mart the #1 importer of
Chinese goods
- Wal-Mart,
if it were its own country, would be China’s
sixth largest trading partner
- Wal-Mart
ships American jobs overseas, both directly and by pressuring American suppliers
to move offshore
- Wal-Mart
lobbies for free-trade agreements that make it easier for companies to
ship American jobs overseas
- Because
of the growing trade deficit with China,
the U.S.
has lost an estimated 1.8 million jobs since 2000
So, if you want to fight for a better America,
an America
where we protect American jobs not reward corporations like Wal-Mart for
shipping our jobs overseas, then stand up and speak out today.
Right now, we need you to call, write, or email your Member
of Congress. Tell them to put American
jobs and America’s
hard-working families first, not Wal-Mart and China.
