A Job Creation Idea Number 1

Liberalman

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A Job Creation Idea Number 1

While surfing the Internet I noticed that there are a lot of Made In America stores being advertised and these stores sell only products that is produced in America.

Canada should do the same by opening stores that only sell Canadian made products.

Any investor looking for a good opportunity can cash in on this idea.

Ever since outsourcing manufacturing processes to countries that have a cheaper labour force the quality of products sold here by those Canadian companies have suffered.

Recalls of foreign made products were a rarity back in the old days but now it’s the norm.

Consumers are getting seriously injured or killed before a product is deemed dangerous and is put on the recall list.

A lot of industries have disappeared to foreign outsourcing and it time for Canada to get those industries back and a rebuilding the Canadian brand should start now.

Would this be considered protectionism? I say no it is not it’s just good old Canadian know how competing in the market place.

Here’s an idea;

Patio Furniture Manufacturing

http://www.entrepreneur.com/businessideas/997.html

Custom-designed and manufactured cedar patio furniture is highly sought after by homeowners who enjoy comfortable and fashionable outdoor patio furniture. Launching a business venture that builds custom cedar patio furniture is a relatively inexpensive enterprise to establish. The business can be run from a garage or basement workshop and requires only minimal woodworking equipment such as a table saw, band saw, planer, basic power hand tools, and sanders. There are thousands of design plans available to assist in constructing the patio furniture, or the seasoned carpenter can certainly manufacture his/her own custom designs. The patio furniture can be sold on a wholesale basis by establishing accounts with garden centres and designers. Or, the custom patio furniture can be sold directly to consumers by marketing the products at home and garden trade shows.
 

Machjo

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No worries. I buy enough imported products so as to contribute to the devaluation of the Canadian dollar so as to promote Canadian exports like high tech rail technology from Bombardier; Canadian education to foreign students, and Canadian tourism.

Hey everyone, do your part to keep the Canadian dollar low so that our exports can grow.
 

taxslave

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I think it would be a fairly empty store. Nice idea though.
Incase whoever wrote this article didn't notice patio furniture is a fairly competitive business. Also seasonal.
 

SirEarlofGreed

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:sad1::lovestory: It is a sad love story in my opinion.
North America sold the rights to manufacture a lot of our consumer goods to China
way back whenever? This resulted in what I call "Auctioning off America" for pennies on the dollar. Not only has China become one of the wealthiest countries on our planet, they have the "cheap" labor force and the most laxx environmental protection agency
policies going.What does all this add up to, you ask?8O
#1. China is leaving a Goliath sized environmental footprint on this Earth, one that may end up being responsible for the destruction of our protective shield.
#2. China is holding a "full house" in terms of economic control in our world financial markets.
#3. With the rise of power being economically driven, so follows with it an organized crime :wav:
#4. Opening the door for emigration to the promised land, in this case Canada, where our policies for new immigrants allows for a good old fashioned RAPING of our system(If you can call it a system [System (from Latin systēma, in turn from Greek σύστημα systēma, "whole compounded of several parts or members, system", literary "composition"[1]) is a set of interacting or interdependent entities forming an integrated whole.]The term "system" also implies that it actually works)
Ottawa is expected to issue about $103-billion of debt before the current fiscal year ends. Anything that costs that much to run is clearly not functioning properly!:roll:

Read more: Canada?s deficit soars on weak economy

#5. The loss of millions of jobs that could be performed by:canada:"s right here at home.
Sure the product may cost more $$$ to produce but it would keep the $$$ here at HOME.




 

Bar Sinister

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None of these buy American schemes really work very well. One of the problems is that it seems to be pretty much relegated to the manufacture of handicrafts or similar products. Another is that many supposedly "foreign manufacturers" are actually US subsidiaries. A classic example was the softwood lumber tariffs imposed on Canadian lumber by the USA. Most of the largest exporters of softwood lumber in Canada were American owned. I suspect that "Buy Canadian" might run into similar problems. And as Machjo points out if every nation instituted such a policy world trade would be severely diminished. Just keep n mind that 40% of Canada's GNP is based on exports.
 

Bcool

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I think it would be a fairly empty store. Nice idea though.
Incase whoever wrote this article didn't notice patio furniture is a fairly competitive business. Also seasonal.
Cedar snow shovels? For us'ns out in La La Land, cedar brollies? Hmmm.... Woodpeckers could be a problem though. Ah hah! I have it! HOLY CEDAR BROLLIES!! And you wouldn't have to pay the woodpeckers!

I need sleep so bad, can you tell? :help:
 

JLM

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A Job Creation Idea Number 1

While surfing the Internet I noticed that there are a lot of Made In America stores being advertised and these stores sell only products that is produced in America.

Canada should do the same by opening stores that only sell Canadian made products.

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It would be a good idea if there was any Canadians who could afford to shop at such a place, unless you can talk people into working for $3 an hour. :lol: