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OK AMERICANS! IT'S TIME NOW TO BUILD GOOD S**t!

OK AMERICANS! IT'S TIME NOW TO BUILD GOOD S**t!

President Trump's tariffs have presented a golden opportunity for "MADE IN THE USA" to mean something again.

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Apr 03, 2025
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I’m old enough to remember that “Made in the USA” was a meaningful label. There were times in the 1960s when American cars—-even though they lacked some of the newest tech, such as disc brakes or fuel injection—-still were awesome machines. There was a time that U.S. Steel (now USX) was the best in the world. American employees and managers took pride in what they made, and they made it with skill.

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