Why Buy American Products?

Here is the reason I believe very strongly in American made products, and think every American when making a purchase should spend just a minute to compare an American made product to imported products.
Since the 1960's, America has been in a trade deficit. We import more goods than we export. In the 1980's, the scale tipped even further, and in 2010, the trade deficit was roughly $500 Billion! That means we imported $500 Billion more worth of goods than we exported.
Here is a very simple example... You continuously sell $1.00 items to your neighbor, and he sells you $2.00 items. It will not take long, and your neighbor will have all the money and you will have none, especially because of the "throw-away" goods, which started in the 1980's. (Throwaway meaning you can use it once or twice, and it is gone. Examples include Glad Ware and Ziploc containers, versus glass bowls and canning jars).
This same concept is much more complex when looking at nations, but holds very true. It is also different, what is imported and exported, when it comes to the economy and jobs. Raw materials are better to import than finished goods, because you can add value to them, and turn a profit. This is especially true, if we export the finished product.