By Chris Hoenig
With one 60-second commercial, Walmart announced a massive investment in American manufacturing. And as a result, Mike Rowe, who voiced the ads, has received death threats.
Walmart announced via the “I Am a Factory” commercial that it will spend an additional $250 billion over the next 10 years on American-made goods. “At Walmart, we believe in making a difference on the issues our customers and communities care about,” the company’s webpage that outlines the effort explains. “We believe we can create more American jobs by supporting more American manufacturing.Jump-starting the manufacturing industry and rebuilding the middle class requires a national effort by companies, industry leaders, lawmakers and others.” (See the video below.)
