Manufacturing myths

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: LunarRay

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: LunarRay

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: LunarRay
Another 400b negative trade deficit. Guess were buying more imported food than last year..

Huh? Try 900 billion. It was 488 for just the first 6 months.

Yes, indeed it is... read the last para too fast.. Guess we bought a few computaters too along with the eel and other sea critters we import from Japan..

Why do you keep mentioning food? Hungry That's one of the products we actually EXPORT in surplus. We are talking about, cameras, electronics, tools, washer machines and other consumer goods which we make nothing anymore.

Took me 2 solid weeks to find an american made range

Yeah... I know.. You need looking at my face when I post.. No one would eat an eel would they? Yuk!
Which brand and model was that? I'm gonna have to do that too.. we just got a GE dishwasher (not me but, ) I don't think any are fully mfg in US... at least to my knowledge.

Just for further reference you two....Maytag Lots of American worker hours go into their products. location info

Just a friendly American worker product update

CkG

 

[xochi]

Originally posted by: todesengel
In a free market economy like ours, the government does not play a role in which jobs are available or which jobs are retained; the consumer determines that.

Do you buy shoes at Payless shoes or at Marshall Field's? If you pay $30.00 for a pair of shoes at Payless instead of buying a $230.00 pair of shoes at a high-end retailer, you probably put an American out of work.

if i pay more than $150 for a pair of shoes they are made in Italy, Portugal or Argentina

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: xochi

Originally posted by: todesengel
In a free market economy like ours, the government does not play a role in which jobs are available or which jobs are retained; the consumer determines that.

Do you buy shoes at Payless shoes or at Marshall Field's? If you pay $30.00 for a pair of shoes at Payless instead of buying a $230.00 pair of shoes at a high-end retailer, you probably put an American out of work.

if i pay more than $150 for a pair of shoes they are made in Italy, Portugal or Argentina

Where the shoes are made is irrelevant. The same argument applies if we're only talking about one model of shoe.

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: LunarRay

Originally posted by: todesengel
I don't follow your point.

I mean that if you buy foreign made stuff it is not crafted it is junk as far as I'm concerned... so you must have bought American.

Really? So only Americans can make "good stuff"? What gives Americans these super-human capabilities? Do immigrants get these capabilities, too?

 

[amok]

Originally posted by: rjain

Originally posted by: LunarRay

Originally posted by: todesengel
I don't follow your point.

I mean that if you buy foreign made stuff it is not crafted it is junk as far as I'm concerned... so you must have bought American.

Really? So only Americans can make "good stuff"? What gives Americans these super-human capabilities? Do immigrants get these capabilities, too?

Agreed. Buying made in America for economic purposes/patriotism is one thing, but making false statements as a justification isn't cool.

 

[dexvx]

I buy products that serve my needs. The best in terms of cost and quality. That is capitalism. If you dont do it like that, than all you are doing is supporting inefficient businesses.

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: dexvx
I buy products that serve my needs. The best in terms of cost and quality. That is capitalism. If you dont do it like that, than all you are doing is supporting inefficient businesses.

I get the feeling that we're going to see another communist revolution. Just that this time it'll be in the US, not in Russia, and India and maybe China will be the capitalist powers.

 

[amok]

Originally posted by: rjain

Originally posted by: dexvx
I buy products that serve my needs. The best in terms of cost and quality. That is capitalism. If you dont do it like that, than all you are doing is supporting inefficient businesses.

I get the feeling that we're going to see another communist revolution. Just that this time it'll be in the US, not in Russia, and India and maybe China will be the capitalist powers.

Communist revolution? Not gonna happen. Communism is way too stigmatized here in the US. Socialist revolution? I think one has been trying to occur for decades now, but I don't see it happening.

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: amok

Originally posted by: rjain
I get the feeling that we're going to see another communist revolution. Just that this time it'll be in the US, not in Russia, and India and maybe China will be the capitalist powers.

Communist revolution? Not gonna happen. Communism is way too stigmatized here in the US. Socialist revolution? I think one has been trying to occur for decades now, but I don't see it happening.

Well, it won't be called communism. Maybe they'll call it Unionism or Laborism.

 

[JellyBaby]

Originally posted by: dexvx
I buy products that serve my needs. The best in terms of cost and quality. That is capitalism. If you dont do it like that, than all you are doing is supporting inefficient businesses.

When there is relative parity between the cost and quality of an item made by your neighbor and one made by a stranger 8,000 miles away, I choose the former. If you don't do it like that, then you don't appreciate your neighbor and he won't appreciate you.