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Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it.

Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China, and the sponsors of the proposal said it’s time for American flags to originate in the country they represent.

Supporters of the proposal, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said the change is more than just symbolic — they believe it will support American jobs and manufacturers while preserving the nation’s most recognized banner.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd really like to see who drafted this bill and a who the share holders in the company that will be making these flags are. My gut says they are the same people.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This was passed by bipartisan support and the person who would be getting paid would be an American with American workers and raw material suppliers who are american...

So yeah I guess the tax payers who are paying the bill are the same people here sooo... Win?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You know exactly what they meant. You still have some boot polish around the lips there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nope. I'm just pushing back against all this stupid pessimistic acting from a bill that literally is a good thing. Mostly because no one even read the article and just wants to feel miserable about everything. You may want the company but why not recognize even a small win.

Take your noose off and breath for a little bit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They worked on this for years. Years. And they got about 10 jobs. When we say you're getting crumbs and you're happy for it, this is it. This is the literal picture in the dictionary for that idiom.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Well then it feels nice to be happy.

And it's not like I am saying it's done completely just taking a win.

Be pissy about it all you want. It doesn't bother me. Just you.