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On my way in to the office today I saw a bumper sticker that said "Lost your job? Buy American".  On the surface this sounds reasonable, keep the money here and buy local. I have 2 problems with this right off the top.  First, are the American automakers building quality product? And secondly what about Wal-mart?

Personally I think the American automaker has lost touch with the buyer.  Year over year decade over decade I have heard the same cry from the American automaker.  It’s as if we owe them something that we are not patriotic and must buy whatever they make.  Well in today’s world that just isn’t going to work!  Consumers have choices and demand a higher level of quality and reliability. 

Do American automakers buy American?

Now talk about crazy.  Consumers are being asked to buy locally made automobiles first.  Do the automakers buy parts from local companies? No they don’t! Why not, why can’t they purchase from local manufacturing companies to in turn drive the economy.  I think it’s a little arrogant to demand that we buy American made when the very same company won’t.
Practice what you preach Detroit!
 

It’s simple. 

We need courageous people who have an inner passion that shines through regardless of what life throws at them. Stephen Hawking has shown us all that with what should have been a life ending disease are that we need never give up.  His quest to solve problems that most of us have either no idea about or have little to know understanding of is what we need in our world.  People who don’t give up, don’t need the lime light and don’t need our understanding.  They answer to something great, higher more important.  They answer to an internal fire, a fire that fuels them almost relentlessly day after day and year after year.  These are the people who we need to recognize more in our society and reward them for what they have and are doing.

Stephen Hawking is a hero to many. To many of us who don’t quite understand what he is doing but do feel his energy and desire.  It is this that we crave and need in our lives, knowing that someone out there is truly looking out for our best interest without concern for rewards and stardom.