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ABC News recently reported that college students have the power to create half a million new U.S. jobs just by decorating their college dorm rooms!
According to their research, American college students, on average, spend $800 on back to college gear. That comes to a grand total of $46 billion for this back to school season alone. If college students spent all that money on American made products, the could create half a million new American jobs.
Chances are pretty good, though, that most of the gear you bought was foreign made. See for yourself – start checking the tags on your bedding, towels, curtains, and dorm decorations. Was any of it made in the U.S.?
How about all that gear you bought in your campus bookstore. Where were that t-shirt, hoodie, flip-flops, and football jersey made? China? Vietnam? How many American jobs would be created if your school’s bookstore started selling more American made products?
You can make a difference. Start a petition – let your campus bookstore know that you want to see more American made products available for sale there. The struggling American workforce will thank you.
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