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Subject - Made in America Challenge

January 24, 2012
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Made in America Challenge

In Bozeman, Montana, Anders Lewendal is hard at work building a home he hopes will be a blueprint for creating jobs in America. Lewendal, an economist turned builder, is constructing a house made entirely from American-made products. Everything from the nails, screws and bolts, to the steel, staples and bathtub is made in the United States.Lewendal is convinced that if every builder used 5% more American materials we would create 220,000 jobs right now and many economists agree.

Please take a moment by clicking here or on the image to view a short video detailing this Made in America venture featured on ABC World News.

For a complete printable list of the products Lewendal is using to build the Made in America house click here.

Mike Holt Comment: I am proud to say that all Mike Holt Products are Produced and Printed in the USA. Additionally, I’ll be building a home next year and I plan on using as many Made in America products as I can locate. I will only employ legal US citizens and will choose contractors that live within 10 miles of my home so that I can help the local economy.

If anyone has a product that they would like me to install in my home, please contact me directly at Mike@MikeHolt.com. Please help to create more jobs and use materials that are Made in America!

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I agree with everyone to buy products manufactured in the U.S. However, I do need to point out that the legal requirements for Country of Origin markings are very complicated and often hide the fact that much of the product may be manufactured elsewhere and perhaps only the final process, or a given fraction of the "value added," or the packaging, was added in the U.S. This is not to say that we shouldn't pursue a "Buy American" policy but we also need to be aware that a mere "Made in the USA" marking on the product or the package often is not enough to ensure that most, if not all, of the product was made in the USA. Granted, it's better than something than the slap in your face that says "Made in XXX" but perhaps the whole Country of Origin system needs to be looked at in greater depth.

Heinz R. January 31 2012, 9:13 am EST

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