Made in the USA

[Mr. Dictator]

Do you think it should be legal to print "Made in the USA" on things made in sweatshops in places like the Northern Mariana Islands?

You could substitute any nation though and their territories.

I see it as false because "made in the usa" implies that american jobs are being secured and that the makers arent sweatshop workers, this is not always the case.

 

[potatokiosk]

If it's made in US territory then it's made in the USA. I don't see anything wrong with it.

 

[Aramazd]

It is made in the USA, so I guess it should be legal.

 

[robo-snickers]

if it doesnt say made in the USA people wouldnt know that its the best of the best

 

[Phlegmak]

Northern Mariana Islands are US possessions? I didn't realize that. I would have voted "legal" rather than "not legal".

 

[StarWorms]

Illegal because it is not part of the USA.

The Isle of Man lies between Britain and Ireland and is not part of the UK. If something was made there, it should not be legal to print "made in the UK".

 

[Godwynn]

We still have stuff made in the USA?

 

[Ansar]

We still have stuff made in the USA?

I asked that question myself.

 

[Masquerouge]

Northern Mariana Islands are US possessions? I didn't realize that. I would have voted "legal" rather than "not legal".

Same here...

 

[GenMarshall]

If it's made in the US, it should be made within the borders of the country. Not in a US owned factory in another country.

 

[Perfection]

If it's made in the US, it should be made within the borders of the country. Not in a US owned factory in another country.

Northern Mariana Islands is US territory.

 

[LightFang]

Oh. I didn't know that. Otherwise, I would have voted "legal", rather than "shouldn't be legal".

 

[Bugfatty300]

Illegal because it is not part of the USA.

The Isle of Man lies between Britain and Ireland and is not part of the UK. If something was made there, it should not be legal to print "made in the UK".

The Northern Marianas became a US territory in 1979, so they are part of the US.

But "Made in USA" is kind of pushing it because the factories are foreign owned and operated.

 

[Bill3000]

I think a more pressing concern is to make it illegal for flags to have "made in the USA" when some parts are made in China.

 

[Bugfatty300]

Nevermind this

 

[StarWorms]

The Northern Marianas became a US territory in 1979, so they are part of the US.

But "Made in USA" is kind of pushing it because the factories are foreign owned and operated.

Then I give you the opportunity to prove me wrong.

If they are part of a state in the USA, then "Made in the USA" is fine.
If the islands are just owned by the USA, then "Made in the USA" is not fine.

The UK has many outlying territories, like the USA but these are not part of the UK. Something made in the Falkland islands was not made in the UK.

Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States

Oh look, the Northern Mariana Islands are not part of the USA. Therefore anything made there is not made in the USA and is illegal. 74% of people chose the incorrect answer.

 

[The Yankee]

Oh look, the Northern Mariana Islands are not part of the USA. Therefore anything made there is not made in the USA and is illegal. 74% of people chose the incorrect answer.

Illegal by whose standard? If it's by ours, then why is this practice continuing?

The best solution would probably be for Congress to mandate that businesses there stay in line with businesses in the United States proper/other territories/whatever in exchange for having the "Made in the USA" advantage.

 

[StarWorms]

Illegal by whose standard? If it's by ours, then why is this practice continuing?

The best solution would probably be for Congress to mandate that businesses there stay in line with businesses in the United States proper/other territories/whatever in exchange for having the "Made in the USA" advantage.

Illegal by a sensible standard.

How can something that is not made in the USA be legally branded as being made in the USA? It stands to reason that it must be illegal in itself, and is certainly a case of false advertising.

 

[Masquerouge]

Are there actually people paying attention to these labels, and if yes are these people aware that it does not help the US in the long term?

 

[Bugfatty300]

Then I give you the opportunity to prove me wrong.

If they are part of a state in the USA, then "Made in the USA" is fine.
If the islands are just owned by the USA, then "Made in the USA" is not fine.

The UK has many outlying territories, like the USA but these are not part of the UK. Something made in the Falkland islands was not made in the UK.

Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States

Oh look, the Northern Mariana Islands are not part of the USA. Therefore anything made there is not made in the USA and is illegal. 74% of people chose the incorrect answer.

Why can't you accept that the US and UK are different countries with different ways of incorporating territories and conducting overseas business and politics?

Yeah the UK might not consider the Falklands as part of the UK but so what? We're talking about US law here.