What does buy American mean?

[Weirdtastes]

It is truely sad that workers in the USA don't take the time to think about the repercussions of buying imported items. Like someone said save .42 but lose the job. I work at a job where we are all union members, "enjoying" a union wage, yet half the folks I work with admit that they shop at Wallyworld to save money.
I personally never buy anything made in china (especially food products), and avoid any item not made in America if I can avoid it. Make shopping a whole lot harder sometimes. But damn aren't WE AMERICANS worth the effort?