Posted on 02/12/2005 3:39:03 PM PST by yoe
Thanks. How much of it is stuff manufactured elsewhere, but assembled here? [hoot]
I'm not here to argue with you. But I do hope you are not rudely awakened someday by a sudden loud sucking sound like many others have.
It seems we take our jobs for granted until they are gone. The textile business went south in the '80-'90s and are almost non existent in the US today. How many more manufacturing jobs have to leave before you realize what's happening?
It's all part of the globalization expansion of world market. Move the manufacturing process to the other countries to elevate their standard of living and bring ours down to a merge-able level for the upcoming American Union just like in Europe.
Now ain't that a laugh for you.........
I don't play the violin BTW, but I can hear them playing and you apparently can't lol........
What a relief. You were doing a poor job.
She may be a good politician with her finger in the air to see which way the wind blows, but she knows nothing about buying and selling on the international market.
You are a RUDE BOY
Shame you can't carry on a decent conversation. It is a lot easier to be rude here than it is to someone you face isn't it?
A battle of wit? You unarmed my friend, grow up and come back when you can be civil.
If by "decent," you mean claiming that NAFTA "moved all the manufacturing jobs out of this country," I am astounded that you can spout that bilge and expect not to be challenged.
You can believe what you want, I see the empty buildings where workers used to go everyday and produce the goods that are now imported. I see no new manufacturing jobs being created in my state, just the ones that are leaving.
The trade gap is created by something, and it is from importation of more than is exported.
I have no idea what you do for a living, but someday this may affect you in someway and when it does, realize that the taste in your mouth will be the same bile you accuse me of spewing.
This has gone far enough, I can see what happens around me and know first hand what is closing and going away. You read about it on your graph and feel safe from that sucking sound. Good day.
NAFTA was a major problem. We need to reinforce our National manufacturing, industrial and military-industrial base.
Sending sensitive work and manufacturing jobs to China, and others, is military suicide.
We should export useless, brainless, idiot consumer goods (Note1: like China has been) while amassing key, sensitive industrial strength here at home (note2: like China has been doing for 20+ years). Who is smarter, China, or the U.S. under the control of pro-China Clinton liberals? Thank God that Bush is in and can reverse some major flaws in out anti-strategy.
In a showdown, I would place my bets on the country seeking its maximum industrial and military advantage.
China has been the smartest poker player for well over 20 years. We buy their useless consumer junk, yet they import key raw materials and industrial technologies. Hmmm, maybe they have had a strategy all along??
I can not believe that this happened. The pro-China liberals and global, fake 'conservatives' are to blame for the massive upgrade to the Chinese military. LORD help us if the ChiComs acheieve parity, or attempt to surpass us. I see a version of Dec 7, 1941 happening all over gain.
We need pro-USA manufacturing policies and keep key industries and jobs here. Period. Rumor has it that Mickey Kantor stole DOC documents which assisted China, is that true? Was he another “stuffed shirt” like Berger? We need to DIG
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here's my hunch.
Marxism;Sandinista;Ortega;"FARC"; F.A.R.C.; Russia; China; Castro;Communist Manifesto;liberal;Left Wing;Socialism;socialist;progressive income tax;abolition of private property;anti military;Dellums;traitor;Kerry;U.N.; etc
Well, if you see empty buildings and you see no new jobs then you must be right. There can't be new jobs that you don't see. That would be impossible, right?
One wonders how on earth it got to be that socialist Ontario is producing more cars than Michigan. That is indicative of something seriously wrong with economic policy, at least in that state.
Regards, Ivan
What you are witnessing is the direct result of the DYNAMIC ECONOMY that we enjoy in the US. You can ignore the objective evidence in favor of your apocryphal observences all you want, but don't expect me to do the same.
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