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Letters to the Editor
Government should buy U.S. flags in America
Friday, 09 May 2008
By William Laney
Managing Editor
While the general principles of business dictate the marketplace should rule production and consumption, a West Virginia legislator is proposing in a bill that one item purchased by government entities should be manufactured only in the United States.
State Delegate Jack Yost, D-W.Va., is proposing any American flag purchased with state funds must be made in the United States. It is time Ohio legislators follow suit.
Legislators in Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wisconsin proposed similar measures this spring, while laws have already been passed in Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Minnesota law forbids the sale of any foreign-made U.S. flag.
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