U.S. Loses Its Advantage In Technology Trade

Manufacturing News | April 2, 2004 | Charles W. McMillion

[azhenfud]

Free trade ping

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[oceanview]

its unreal, its more like an evacuation then an orderly movement.

[EagleMamaMT]

Ping.

[traumer]

NO KIDDING !

[neutrino]

The significance of the U.S. losing advantage to China in technology trade has far-reaching consequences. With less than one-quarter of China's population and a vastly more expensive living standard to sustain, the United States cannot compete without a large technological advantage.

Looks like the free traitors are close to accomplishing their goal - the subordination of the U.S. to China.

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[somniferum]

Dont worry, Im sure the free traitors will show up on this thread soon and explain how this is actually a GOOD thing, probably using a buggy-whip maker analogy.

Yea, right.

[DannyTN]

Maybe the Chinese will let our kids train in their schools as a guesture of good will the way we trained them.

[RightWhale]

The superiority the United States has held in technology trade has suddenly vanished.

Coming even sooner than anticipated. It was inevitable given the falloff in US dominance in science the past few years. It's going to be next to impossible to recover the lead unless the new NASA space program inspires the youth.

[lelio]

this is actually a GOOD thing, probably using a buggy-whip maker analogy.

Nah, the new spin on this will be that the sale of the equipment was done by those millions of people that aren't counted in the payroll survey as they are selling heavy machinery on eBay.

Why kill one bird with a stone when you can kill two?

[chimera]

Dont worry, Im sure the free traitors will show up on this thread soon and explain how this is actually a GOOD thing, probably using a buggy-whip maker analogy.

Or maybe the ice delivery man vs. refrigerators (false) analogy. And don't forget the ever-popular bromides (slaps-in-the-face):

1. Start your own business (with no money)
2. Relocate to where the work is (where is that, India?)
3. Get a job, any job (just throw away everything you ever learned or worked to have)
4. If they can't adapt, screw 'em (i.e., let them eat cake)

See how easy it is to view things from the black-and-white free trade mantra point of view (especially if you are not the one hit...yet)?

[funkywbr]

The superiority the United States has held in technology trade has suddenly vanished.

At my office, besides outsourcing we are also insourcing.

It was funny as hell having my black manager comment one day about how she went into the coffee room and thought she was in another country.

Actually it would be funny if it wasn't so UNfunny.

I've made a list of backup plans just in case all of this out and in sourcing leaves so little room in the office that it forces me out the door.

Hell might as well be mentally ready, right?

[guitfiddlist]

Whoopie. Services is where it's at. And our Mexicans are better than theirs...

[Betis70]

>>Let them eat cake

But dang it, that cake sure is tasty, ain't it? Yummmmm, serve me up some more that globalist, Free Trade cake.

[CasearianDaoist]

You forgot #5:

When all else fails, denigrate anyone that disagrees with you.

[RightWhale]

When I was studying EE for a couple years, there were 3 disciplines available. For some reason most thought communications or microelectronics had the glamour and went for that. A few thought municipal power would be a decent career. What a surprise when it was discovered that municipal power actually paid better and had job security for life. Boring stuff, transformers, poles, and wires.

[international american]

ROTFLMBO...we get a lot of that:)

[international american]

Buggy whips are the same as high tech, IT, science and engineering You and I are stupid not to see this!!

[narby]

Whine, whine, whine.

Like all this hasn't happened before.

In the late 60's/70's, it was aerospace workers who were whining and having to find new careers.

There was a huge uptick in IT several years ago. Driven mainly by panic over Y2K and conversions to new Windows systems.

Now the expansion is over, and surprise, surprise, surprise, fewer people are needed in IT. I'm sure the first hit was on the "head hunters", but at least they're salesmen and they can go sell cars now.

If Kerry gets elected, one of the main reasons will be because he promises "10 million new IT jobs" and to fight outsourcing. To that extent, threads like this one look to me to be Kerry advertisements.