A Holiday Gift That Actually Helps America: What If Buying American Were 100% Tax Deductible?
- The Chairman
- 5 hours ago
- 2 min read
By Robert W. Sutton — Politically Conservative Financial Educator
Just a thought…
What if this holiday season, every dollar you spent on gifts made in America — or that put money directly into the pockets of American workers — was 100% tax deductible until the end of the year?
Imagine the impact.
We throw billions into holiday spending every year. But too often, our dollars go straight overseas… boosting foreign factories, foreign labor, and foreign governments. Meanwhile, American manufacturers struggle. Small businesses fight to survive. And too many U.S. workers watch their hours shrink while Washington sends tax dollars to everything except the people paying the bills.
So let’s flip the script.
The American Worker Tax Holiday
Picture this:
You buy a handcrafted gift from a U.S. artisan → tax deductible.
You purchase a product built, assembled, or sourced in America → tax deductible.
You support a small business on Main Street → tax deductible.
You reward companies that hire American workers and manufacture on U.S. soil → tax deductible.
Instead of government “economic stimulus checks,” the biggest stimulus would come from patriotic consumers choosing American-made products — and getting rewarded for it.
Who Wins? Everyone Who Actually Works.
1. American Workers
More demand means more production, more hours, more hiring, and stronger paychecks.
2. American Small Businesses
The engine of our economy benefits instantly. Holiday sales would explode.
3. American Families
With deductions, their tax burden shrinks at a time when inflation, food prices, and energy costs are squeezing them the hardest.
4. The U.S. Economy
Instead of shipping wealth overseas, we circulate dollars here at home — strengthening local economies, creating jobs, and rebuilding national self-reliance.
A Policy Washington Should Have Already Thought Of… But Didn’t
While Congress bickers over nonsense, American families are budgeting every dollar.
While D.C. wastes trillions, American workers are simply trying to keep their paychecks from being eaten alive by taxes and inflation.
This idea is simple, fair, and patriotic:
👉 Reward Americans for supporting American jobs.👉 Reward taxpayers instead of expanding welfare.👉 Reward production, not dependency.
If our leaders truly cared about working people, they’d give Main Street a break — not more bureaucracy.
A Season of Giving… Back to America
Imagine if for just one holiday season, the government said:
“Spend freely on American-made goods. Support your country. We’ll reward you for it.”
It would be the single greatest pro-worker, pro-small-business, pro-American policy in decades.
Maybe it’s time we stop waiting on Washington and start demanding ideas that actually help the people who pay the taxes, raise the families, and keep this country running.
America wins when Americans support Americans.
Just a thought… but a powerful one.
