Made In The USA: More Stuff, We Hope (With Bonus Cremation Content)

Credit where credit is due: his early actions have torpedoed some American jobs, but as of today Joe Biden is also taking executive action to encourage/force the government to buy American-made goods for contract fulfillment. This is more important than it sounds because government contracts are often long-term, allowing companies to build up capacity that can then be used for civilian sales, avoiding the chicken-and-egg problem that has beset would-be domestic producers.

(How'd the Chinese beat the chicken-and-egg problem in their manufacturing spin-up? By printing money to be used exclusively for business loans with low expectations of repayment.)

President Trump also did a lot to return manufacturing to these shores, of course; let's hope President Biden continues to emulate his immediate predecessor in this respect rather than continue the Clinton/Bush/Obama policies that often created staggering incentives for offshoring.

Last week, one of my readers at Hagerty expressed a wish that I would get killed in my Neon. He's not going to get his wish; the rollcage in that car is rated up to and including "failed Snake River jump". If, however, I manage to die some other way, I'll definitely want some Ohio pride in my cremation, which brings us to the second half of this post.

Clark Grave Vaults provides an American-made, highly durable option for burying your cremation urn. In my case, I probably wouldn't have it buried; I'd have it placed on a Boston Dynamics robot that follows my son around while saying, in my voice, "YOU'RE DISAPPOINTING ME!" Either way, you'll want to check this out for your loved ones! Thanks to Tom for the heads-up on this.