May 09, 2012 08:03 ET
TAP America Urges Citizens to Purchase Domestically Made Goods, Experiential Gifts for Upcoming Holidays
SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwire – May 9, 2012) – TAP America, a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening America and its citizens, today announced that it is urging all Americans to give gifts made in the U.S.A. for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day this year. TAP America is asking for American citizens to buy American, to give service-oriented gifts, and to boycott products made in China, thereby sending a message to corporations and manufacturers that people value American workers, jobs and innovation.
Researching China’s Influence Over America
According to TAP America Founder Mark Bloome, “Next year China’s government plans to take even more jobs away from America because they need to create 25 million new jobs in China. I believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses any means possible to take American jobs and weaken our country with tactics including: cyber theft of intellectual property, subsides of their industries to put ours out of business, and currency manipulation where they make their currency cheap to undersell American businesses. The CCP uses their authoritarian government to then invest in creating weapons that may be used against our country in the future. We at TAP America encourage all citizens to take the first step to making our country strong by buying American and boycotting China this Mother’s and Father’s Day.”
TAP America urges people to instead give experiential and service-oriented gifts like: gym memberships, concert tickets, some rounds at the golf course, or local restaurant gift certificates. If you need to purchase a product as a gift, then try to buy American to help our economy.
TAP America recently announced their TAP Certified Merchant program to encourage stores to stock at least 20% of U.S. goods and to increase their American made inventories by just 1% per month. As incentive, businesses who sign up are featured in news articles, included in the TAP online business directory, and are featured in a Groupon-like service called AmeriCoupon that helps people find deals on products made in America.
Since launching in January of 2011, TAP has created national awareness campaigns aimed at promoting tolerance, encouraging people to stay physically active, and to purchase products made in America. For more information about TAP America, to volunteer or to make a donation, please visit www.tapamerica.org.
About TAP America
TAP America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing and strengthening America and its citizens. Founded in 2011 TAP embodies what it means to be American by promoting patriotism, tolerance and Americanism through education and multimedia educational programs. The tenets of TAP encourage people to be physically active, embrace equality and support the American economy by purchasing products made in America. TAP America Founder Mark Bloome created the organization out of love for his country and its people and a desire to promote patriotism, free from political and economic self-interest. For more information about TAP America or to volunteer please visit www.tapamerica.org.

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