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Connections: Is "Made in America" what you think?

When you see a label that says, "Made in America," it may not mean what you think it does. A recent piecein the conservative publication, the National Review, argued that "buying American" has little meaning in today's global supply chain and we should scrap the phrase, or stop giving it such romantic idealism. Writer Kevin Williamson says if everything you bought were truly local, our economy would be similar to that of North Korea or Venezuela. 

Is that statement accurate? We discuss what "Made in America" really means with our guests:

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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