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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