Made in the U.S.A

The other day on Facebook a friend of mine from High School was talking about only buying items made in the U.S.A.  I agree with her whole heartedly.  Especially now since I feel it's the only way to get our economy back on track.  By now everyone has seen the posts explaining how to know if something we buy at the grocery store is made in the U.S.A.   Look at the bar codes, right?  And, I do that most of the time (pat on back).  However, what about everything else we buy.  Clothing doesn't have bar codes.  I was doing laundry the same day I saw my friend's post.  Just for curiosity I started looking at labels as I pulled items from the dryer.  Of three large loads of clothing, not one item was made in the U.S.A.  NADA, ZERO, ZILCH!  Some was made in India, Taiwan, Pakistan, Vietnam, Thailand and mostly China.  Granted, I don't buy expensive clothing but I was still surprised that even my hanes underwear was from China.

I was really disappointed in myself, to realize everything I wear took jobs away from America.  So, what do I do now?  I was wondering if there's a list somewhere of manufacturers/distributors that only sell American made clothes.  I did find one list of 100 Companies and I'll share it with you, but I didn't recognize very many of them.  Here's the link to the list:  https://clark.com/shopping-retail/american-made-in-the-usa/  I don't know about you, but I am feeling totally overwhelmed by just how dependent we have become on foreign trade.  It's not that easy to stop buying things not made here.  I don't have the answers and all I can do is try my best.