Is it more patriotic to spend money or save money?

Jane W asked: What would be better for America’s future.
Option 1: Spend my money on consumer goods so American workers who manufacture and sell these goods will stay employed.
Option 2: Save as much money as I can so the banks have more money to invest and lend and buy our treasury bills and [...]

Should we just buy everything we need from China?

corporal_billy_graham asked: Almost everything that any American would ever need is made in China and can be bought very cheap at WalMart or some similar place.
So why complain that American jobs are going overseas?
Even if we all end up working menial service jobs, we could still afford to buy stuff at WalMart.
I bought a set [...]