John,
I use Proto on a daily basis... mainly because that is what my Dad brought me up on. Wright is good stuff too.. I have some Wright ratchets that I really like.. Proto and Wright are still USA as far as I know... Getting really hard to find USA stuff anymore though! I like Snap on but it tends to be hard on the pocketbook.
As far as cheaper foreign stuff goes I really like the Gearwrench brand... It's the old KD name as far as I know.. I have two sets of mid length Gearwrench sockets that I use daily... Haven't been able to break them in two years now..
I have a bunch of old USA Craftsman tools also... but the new overseas Craftsman stuff is junk now!
Would like to hear what everybody else uses! 
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Jay
40 years of Using and playing with IH Cub Cadets!
Proud owner of the following:
Cub Farmall, Super A Farmall, Original, (2)70's, 72, 100, 102, 123, 105, 125, 127, 108, 128, 1450, (3)782's, Yellow 982, 1782, "Sam's" 2182, M Farmall and a #7 trailer
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