U.S Proposes Tariffs on Chinese Furniture

[plugnpray]

Finally a great victory for US furniture manufacturers.

Link to Yahoo

The big retailers are cribbing as always.

But why single out China, I think Thailand ,Indonesia,Korea, Scandinavia should join the list.

The article says that $4.4 billion worth of furniture was bought in the US in 2002 , 52 percent came from other countries. Imagine what could have been different if the 52 percent figure was reduced to just half

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: plugnpray
Finally a great victory for US furniture manufacturers.

Link to Yahoo

The big retailers are cribbing as always.

But why single out China, I think Thailand ,Indonesia,Korea, Scandinavia should join the list.

The article says that $4.4 billion worth of furniture was bought in the US in 2002 , 52 percent came from other countries. Imagine what could have been different if the 52 percent figure was reduced to just half

This can only mean that China is next in line to be war on terrored!

 

[RabidMongoose]

You cannot stop Ikea.

 

[Zebo]

We should'nt import anything from this communist police state. But cheap-slave-labor and money talks.

 

[boran]

Originally posted by: Zebo
We should'nt import anything from this communist police state. But cheap-slave-labor and money talks.

so you always buy the most expensive furniture then ?

most of the "blame" for globalisation and jobs moving away to low-wage countries is because the consumer wants to have a price that is as low as possible, and if he has any shares he also wants those to have a very high dividend (profit).

so in the end the people do it all to themselves (no surprises there, thats appearently the way we're built)

 

[Red Dawn]

I'd boycott ChiCom goods but then I wouldn't have anything left to buy!

 

[LongCoolMother]

these imports are good for me . would you really want to pay $50 for a hat?

 

[OrganizedChaos]

i would like an embargo on any and all particle board based furniture

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
You cannot stop Ikea.

Ikea is the swedish word for particle board

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: boran

Originally posted by: Zebo
We should'nt import anything from this communist police state. But cheap-slave-labor and money talks.

so you always buy the most expensive furniture then ?

most of the "blame" for globalisation and jobs moving away to low-wage countries is because the consumer wants to have a price that is as low as possible, and if he has any shares he also wants those to have a very high dividend (profit).

so in the end the people do it all to themselves (no surprises there, thats appearently the way we're built)

I have a 2500 sqft shop with american made Rockwell table saws(2), shapers, etc etc etc. I make my own usually, with domestic cut wood like red oak. Although I have an affinity for austrailian lacewood)But when it comes time to buy of course I only buy american real wood furniture. If their is a choice I always put my limited funds back in our economy not red chinas. Then the worker can spend the money here which may trickle back to me someday. And even better it builds strong communities in the USA having a thiveing middle class.