The United States relies entirely too much on foreign products. Imports have almost become our primary source for manufactured goods. I think this is an unnecessary loss of American jobs in a time of economic instability. The United States relies on manufactured goods like clothes, electronics and perishables, as well as oil from foreign nations, even though they could produce those things themselves.
They import billions of dollars worth of products every year, which definitely contributes to the world economy, but not their own economy. For example, they spend $13 million per hour on foreign oil because it’s cheaper and easier to use a current source of oil, rather than starting new rigs, and creating a whole new oil source here in the U.S. But I believe that if they started drilling more in Alaska and The Gulf of Mexico, they could become less dependent on foreign oil in the future. I understand that a solution will take time, and the U.S. can’t stop buying the oil right away, but they could take steps to lessen our dependence on it.

I believe we should become extremely less dependent on foreign imports instead of paying for goods that could be produced by men and women who are in need of jobs in the U.S. They need to stop outsourcing jobs because it’s cheaper. That’s one of the reason why the nation has such a high unemployment rate. The U.S. If it could lessen its need for imports, and start creating manufacturing companies, mirroring those of the 1950’s and 60’s, when everyone had a job that improved the country, the nation could become as strong, and as powerful as it was in those times.