American Made Movie Official Trailer 1 (2013) - Documentary HD
American Made Movie Official Trailer 1 (2013) - Documentary HD
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00:00 [ Music ]
00:09 >> US Steel Corporation today announced
00:10 that its permanently closing 16--
00:12 >> Jones and Longman Steel Plant is shutting down--
00:14 >> -- devastating 200 American steel mills--
00:16 >> -- and shut down all--
00:17 >> -- of its--
00:18 >> -- workers.
00:19 >> -- workers.
00:20 >> When you, as an economy, get rid of your manufacturing base,
00:23 the results are very cataclysmic.
00:26 You have a domino effect.
00:29 >> You know, I always said our motto was, "You dream it,
00:31 we build it."
00:32 Suddenly, I seen the sales dropping off.
00:34 >> Mark called me up.
00:35 He said, "Dad, we lost a job."
00:37 He said, "Somebody outbid us."
00:39 >> It's not within the United States.
00:41 It's somebody overseas.
00:44 >> Since the year 2000, we've lost about 5.5 million manufacturing
00:47 jobs.
00:48 That loss in manufacturing jobs is kind of the backbone that has
00:51 caused this incredible unemployment.
00:53 >> What do I do now?
00:55 I'm almost 50 years old.
00:57 All I know is this.
00:59 >> What the country is realizing now is that making things is
01:02 important.
01:03 >> One of the things that's always been great about America
01:07 is Americans.
01:09 >> It gets back to just being good business to invest in your
01:12 community.
01:13 >> We understand why businesses offshore their production.
01:16 We also fundamentally believe that making things is critically
01:19 important to the long-term health of this country.
01:22 >> ♪ Back in my hometown ♪
01:26 >> We're making more sales.
01:27 We're making more partnerships.
01:29 >> ♪ You don't pull me ♪
01:32 ♪ You don't pull me off the ship ♪
01:36 >> Knowing that we put shoes on a lot of people, it's something
01:40 to be proud of.
01:42 >> It's about believing in something.
01:48 >> What if you fail?
01:50 >> That's not an option.
01:51 [MUSIC PLAYING]