Minnie Bee's Rant:
No one is saying much about the new JOBS Act
recently passed by the House. The bill has stalled in the Senate because it is
tied to the proposed reauthorization and expansion of the Export-Import Bank; some
Republicans oppose the Ex-Im Bank, calling it "corporate welfare,"
which is an issue all its own since (1) the bank helps to facilitate the sale
of American goods overseas, and (2) Republicans generally are pro corporate
welfare.
Adorably named the "Jumpstart Our
Business Startups" (JOBS) Act, this bill should not be confused with
President Obama's "American Jobs Act." The JOBS Act, a weak offspring of the more
robust American Jobs Act (AJA), centers
primarily on loosening SEC regulations and creating an "emerging growth
companies" category, all with the purpose of increasing access by smaller
companies to investment capital. Therefore,
it is primarily designed to help small business startups, which is a good
thing, and those who would invest in those startups, mainly the one
percent.
The JOBS Act, however, ignores the most important components of Obama's American Jobs Act
- those designed to help put America's middle class back to work, and give a
leg up to those who are out of work. The
JOBS Act would not create jobs to renovate and refurbish our aging infrastructure, modernize our aging
schools, or expand access to high-speed wireless networks. It would not establish public-private
partnerships to rehab homes, businesses, and communities. It would not reform the unemployment insurance program, which has
not been reformed in 40 years, or help more Americans to refinance their homes
at today's lower interest rates, and it would not create a National
Infrastructure Bank to help finance infrastructure programs and projects.
Basically, what we have in the new,
improved JOBS Act is a bill that centers on only one component of the
President's American Jobs Act - the
component of "reform and regulatory reductions to help entrepreneurs and small
businesses access capital."
The President has said that he will sign the JOBS Act, if Congress
passes it. Why? I can only assume because it would be a first
bi-partisan baby step towards jobs creation, and any step is better than
nothing. However, I believe that the
President should not abandon his larger vision, and neither should we. We should urge our legislators to support the
American Jobs Act in its entirety. We
should urge President Obama to continue fighting for the AJA. It would be good for the American middle
class; it would be good for the economy;
it would be good for the country.
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Be a jobs creator with
your shopping cart! We create and keep U.S. jobs when we demand, promote, and
buy "Made in USA" goods and products. Check out our shopping
list below and replace one, two, or three of the foreign-made products you
usually buy with one, two, or three of these products. As always, check labels
before buying, and feel free to post your own research to this blog. Remember,
"distributed by" or "manufactured by" does not mean that it
was made here, regardless of the company address. It must state that it was
made in or a product (produce) of the USA!
Note: We have removed "Office Depot Notebook Paper" from our shopping list. The product states that it is "Made in USA," but we were unable to confirm the manufacturer. We will continue to add
categories, as well as make new recommendations for "Made in USA"
products.
Minnie Bee's
"Made in USA" Shopping List:
* =
new recommendation
**= new category
Beverages
· Inko's 100% Natural White Iced Tea - Made in USA by Inko's White Iced
Tea, New York, NY
Candy
· Necco Wafers, Clark
Bars, Mighty Malt Malted Milk Balls, Mary Janes, Canada Mints, Valentine
Conversation Hearts and other candy products - Made in USA by New
England Confectionery Co. (NECCO), Revere, MA
· AmeriCandy - Made in USA by
AmeriCandy Co., Inc., Louisville, KY
· Bissinger's Candy - Made in USA by
Bissinger's, St. Louis, MO
· Hammond's Candies - Made in USA by
Hammond's Candy Factory, Denver, CO
· See's Candies - Made in USA by See's
Candy Shops, Inc., Carson, CA
· Stewart Candy - Made in USA by Stewart
Candy Co., Waycross, GA
· Sweet's Candy - Made in USA by Sweet
Candy Co., Salt Lake City, UT
· Wolfgang Candy - Made in USA by
Wolfgang Candy Co., Inc., York, PA
· Red Vines - Product of USA by American Licorice Co., Union City, CA
· Mike & Ike, Hot
Tamales -Made
in USA by Just Born, Inc., Bethlehem, PA
Canned Vegetables
· Margaret Holmes canned
vegetables
- Product of USA by McCall Farms, Effingham, SC
· Del Monte canned
vegetables(check
labels, not all cans bear the "packed in USA" statement!)- Packed
in USA by Del Monte Foods, San Francisco, CA
Cereal (Hot)
· Safeway Instant Oatmeal - Made in USA by Safeway, Inc.,
Pleasanton, CA
· Maypo Maple Oatmeal and Wheatena hot cereal - Made in USA by Homestat
Farm, Ltd., Dublin, CA
· Old Wessex Creamy Oat Bran, Irish-Style Oatmeal, and 5-Grain Cereal - Made in
USA by Old Wessex, Inc., Providence, RI
· Nature's Path Hot Oatmeal - Made in USA by Nature's Path
Foods, Inc., Blaine, WA
Cereal Bars
· Eating Right Oats
& Peanut Butter Bars - Product of USA by Lucerne Foods, Pleasanton, CA
· Safeway Variety Pack
Chewy Granola Bars, Safeway Chewy Pretzel Bars - Product of USA by
Lucerne Foods, Pleasanton, CA
· Eviro Kidz Bars - Product of USA by
Nature's Path Foods, Blaine, WA
· Annie's Organic Granola Bars - Product of USA by Annie's,
Berkeley, CA
· Nature's Path Granola Bars - Product of USA by Nature's Path Foods,
Blaine, WA
Cheese
· Sargento's cheese - Product of USA by Sargento Foods,
Inc., Plymouth, WI
Clothing
· Beyond Clothing - Made in USA by Beyond Clothing,
Seattle, WA
· Eagle Sportswear - Made in USA by Eagle USA, Wendell,
NC
· Red Ants Pants - Made in USA by Red Ants Pants,
White Sulphur Springs, MT
· Wearable Integrity - Made in USA by Barbara Lesser, Los
Angeles, CA
· Bayside Apparel- Made in USA by Bayside USA (union), Anaheim, CA
Coffee
· New England Coffee - Made in USA by New
England Tea and Coffee Co., Inc., Malden, MA
Coffee Creamer
· Silk Creamer - Made in USA by
WhiteWave Foods, Broomfield, CO
Computer Printer Paper
· Printworks
Multipurpose Paper - Made in USA by Paris Business Products, Westhampton, NJ
· up & up
Multipurpose Printer Paper - Made in USA by Target Brands,
Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Inc., Minneapolis, MN
· Hemmi Papilio Decal
Paper-
Made in USA by Hemmi Papilio Supplies LLC, Decatur,
TX
TX
Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, salsa, BBQ
sauces& marinades)
· Original Juan
Mayonnaise, BBQ Sauce, Hot Sauce, Salsa – Made in USA by Original Juan Specialty Foods, Kansas City, KS
· French's Mustard - Made in USA by
French's Foods, Reckitt Benckiser, Inc., Parsippany, NJ
· Heinz Tomato Ketchup ((check labels, not
all bottles bear the "Mfd. in USA" statement!) - Manufactured in
USA by H.J. Heinz Co., L.P., Pittsburgh, PA
Cooking Oil
· California Olive Ranch
Olive Oil -Product
of California, USA by California Olive Ranch, Inc., Oroville, CA
Cookies
· Safeway Chocolate
Teddy Bear Cookies, Grin & Bear It! - Product of USA by Safeway, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
· Pepperidge Farm
Goldfish Baked Graham Snacks (all flavors) - Baked in USA by Pepperidge Farms, Inc., Norwalk,
CT
Crackers
· Pepperidge Farm (all crackers, Goldfish crackers,
and crisps) - Baked in USA by Pepperidge Farms, Inc., Norwalk, CT
· Westminster Crackers - Made in USA by Westminster
Cracker Co., Rutland, VT
· Ry-Krisp Crackers - Made in USA by Bremner Food
Group, Princeton, KY
· Breton crackers (all except Vinta and
Breton Minis) - Made in USA by Dare Foods USA, Spartanburg, SC
· Streit's matzo - Product of USA by Aron Streit,
Inc., New York, NY
Dips,
Hummus
· Sabra Hummus -Product
of USA by Sabra Dipping Co., LLC, White Plains, NY
Dried
Fruit
· Craisins
- Made in the USA by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, MA
Fruits
and Vegetables
· Fruits and vegetables that are
"Product /Produce of USA," including "locally grown" fruits
and vegetables (as
they come into season.)
· Clem'n Tina's Mandarin Oranges - Produce of USA by SunWest,
Parlier, CA
· Classic Dover Strawberries - Product of USA by Mike Lott Farm,
Seffner, FL (also other FL strawberry farms-check labels)
· Cuties Mandarin Oranges - Produce of USA by Cuties
Cooperatives, Bakersfield, CA
· Apples/Pommes - Produce of USA by Rainier Fruit
Company, Selah, WA
Fruit
and Vegetable Wash
· All Natural Veggie
Wash Fruit and Vegetable Wash - Made in USA by
Beaumont Products, Inc., Kennesaw, GA
Hair
Care Products
· California North Hair
Care Products- Made in USA by California North, Sausalito, CA
· J Beverly Hills Hair
Care Products- Made in USA by Juan Juan, Beverly Hills, CA
· Pureology Serious Color Care - Made in USA by Purelogy Research
LLC, Irvine, CA
· Alterna Professional Haircare - Made in USA by Alterna
Professional Haircare, Beverly Hills, CA
Mac
n' Cheese
· Annie's Macaroni and Cheese - Made in USA by Annie's, Inc., Napa
CA
Meals/Frozen Dinners
· Annie's Skillet Meals
- Made in USA by Annie's, Inc., Napa, CA
Milk and Milk Products
· Silk Soymilk -
Made in USA by WhiteWave Foods, Broomfield, CO
Notebook Paper
· Roselle notebook paper - Made in USA by Roselle Paper Co., Roselle, NJ
· Top Flight 81/2 x 11
spiral notebooks (only) - Made in USA by Top Flight, Chattanooga, TN
· Smart Living notebook
paper
(only)- Made in USA by American Sales Co., Lancaster, NY
Notebooks, Spiral
· up&up spiral notebooks - Made in USA by Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis,
MN
· Basic spiral
notebooks; Norcom composition books; Basic notebook paper, Norcom notebook
paper
- Made in USA by Norcom, Inc., Griffin, GA
Paper Products
· Vanity Fair Premium Napkins - Made in USA by Georgia-Pacific
Consumer Products, LP, Atlanta, GA
· up & up paper plates, bowls - Made in USA by Target Corp.,
Minneapolis, MN
Pencils
and Pens
· Pilot Easy Touch
retractable pens (only) - Made in USA by Pilot Corp. of America, Jacksonville,
FL
· USA Gold "The
Write Dudes" wood case pencils (only) - Made in USA by USA Gold (Mega Brands), Lewisburg, TN
· General's wood case
pencils-
Made in USA by General Pencil Co., Jersey City, NJ
Pizza,
Frozen
· Freschetta Pizza, Red Baron Pizza - Made in USA by Schwan Food Co.,
Marshall, MN
Power Bars
· Eating Right Nutrition Bar - Product of USA by Lucerne Foods,
Inc., Pleasanton, CA
· Kind and Kind Plus Fruit and Nut
Bars - Product of Kind Healthy Snacks,
New York, NY
Salad Dressing
· Annie's Salad Dressing
- Made in USA by Annie's, Inc., Napa,
CA
· Bragg Healthy
Vinaigrette - Product of USA by Bragg Live Food Products, Inc., Santa
Barbara, CA
Skin Care Products
· St. Ives 100%
Moisturizer - Made in USA by St.
Ives Laboratories, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
· Mario Badescu Skincare
(all products) - Made in USA by Mario Badescu, New York, NY
*Neutrogena Body Oil - Made in USA Neutrogena
Corp., Los Angeles, CA
Snacks
· popchips - Made in USA by
popchips, San Francisco, CA
· Pretzel Crisps - Made in USA by Snack
Factory, Princeton, NJ
· Pepperidge Farm
Goldfish, Baked Naturals, cracker chips - Baked in USA by Pepperidge Farm, Inc., Norwalk, CN
· Stacy's Pita Chips - Made in USA by
Stacy's Pita Chips, Dallas, TX
Soups, canned and packets
· Nature's Promise
"Naturals" soup - Product of USA by Foodhold USA, LLC, Landover, MD
· Campbell's Chunky,
Select Harvest, and Condensed soups (canned and microwaveable) - Cooked in USA by Campbell's Soup
Co., Camden, NJ
· Shore Lunch soup mix - Made in USA by
Sportsman Recipes, Inc., Rome, GA
· Streit's Matzo Ball
and Soup mix, and Egg Drop soup mix - Product of USA by Aron Streit, Inc., New York, NY
· Manischewitz Ball
Soup, and Matzo Balls in Broth (canned in glass jars), and Matzo Ball and Soup
mix - Product of USA by
The Manischewitz Co., Secaucus, NJ
· Safeway soup mix - Product of USA by
Safeway, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Soup Bowls and Cups
· Maruchan Ramen,
Instant Lunch, and Yakisoba soups - Made in USA by Maruchan, Inc., Irvine, CA
· Annie Chun's soup
bowls
- Product of USA by Annie Chun, Inc., San Rafael, CA
· Eating Right soup cups - Product of USA by
Lucerne Foods, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
· Dr. McDougall's soup
cups - Product of USA by
Dr. McDougall's Right Foods, San Francisco, CA
Soup Stocks
· Kitchen Basics
Vegetable, Chicken, Seafood, and Beef cooking stock- Product of USA by
Kitchen Basics, Brecksville, OH
Storage
Bags and Wraps
· Glad Press'n Seal
- Made in USA by The Glad Products Co., Oakland, CA
· up & up storage bags - Made in USA by Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN
· up & up aluminum foil - Made in USA by Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN
Syrup
· locally-made syrups - Made in USA by
farms in VT, NY and PA
· Archer Farms Pure
Maple Syrup- Product of USA and Canada by Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis,
MN
· Wegman's Organic Maple
Syrup-
Product of USA and Canada by Wegman's Food Markets, Inc., Rochester, NY
Toaster Pastries
· Nature's Path Toaster Pastries -Product of USA by Nature's Path
Foods, Inc., Blaine, WA
· Pantry Essentials Toaster Pastries - Product of USA by Lucerne Foods,
Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Vinegar
· Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar - Product of USA by Bragg Live Food
Products, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA
Vitamins
· vita fusion calcium gummy vites - Made in USA by northwest natural
products, Vancouver, WA
· up&up adults' gummy calcium
dietary supplement with vitamin D; up&up calcium + vitamin D chews - Made in USA by Target Corp.,
Minneapolis, MN
· Citracal with vitamin D plus
magnesium tablets; Citrical calcium + D3 caplets; Citracal calcium gummies with
D3 - Made in USA by
Bayer, Morristown, NJ
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