[pieceofthepuzzle]

We aren’t going to be able to do it ‘cheaper’ per se than countries with huge labor pools and state run industry. We can, however, be much more innovative and produce the most desirable goods. That unfortunately hasn’t been the mindset, except in areas such as pharmaceuticals, defense, and some IT.

[ovrtaxt]

But doing it cheaper isn’t the issue- it’s doing it better. ex: Switzerland doesn’t produce the world’s cheapest watches and chocolate, just the best. They are also self sufficient, and they have lots of gold.

What we need is the removal of the income tax burden on domestic manufacturing. We produce goods here at an instantaneous disadvantage to foreign competitors.

[djf]

A large number of the most innovative electronic technologies ever invented were invented here.

Then promptly sold to the Japanese.

I’m not slamming the Japanese at all. I’m slamming the money grubbers who had no vision.

And now we are hell bent on selling the rights to use OUR OWN HIGHWAYS to foreigners.

If you control the roads, you control the people. Period.