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Shop-Vac is based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Hangzhou Bright Star Industrial, as is SK Tool co.

I can manage without Shop Vac… but sad to know that SK Tool is owned by an off shore brand. You might find that our American car manufacturers are from overseas as well

Many parts suppliers certainly are. Old line name brands mean little anymore, unless the product is 50+ years old.

Tires for cars from the era we love are made in Vietnam Replacement ford 2bbl Carb (brand new Comes from China Along with Rubbermaid products And the list goes on as far as the eye can see!

Things are WAY out of balance.

We are living Atlas Shrugged.

The price for goods increases, labor demands more pay as the cost increases. Companies raise the cost to cover labor or close their doors. Upward spiral until a massive collapse.

Excessive and often punitive federal, state, and local regulation, plus wildly excessive government spending, much of it non-productive and even counter-productive, make us less competitive in the global economy.
The Founders of this nation were pro-tariff, for a number of very good reasons.

Thanks for the info.