[jammer]

In case you might have missed some news, Republicans control both houses of Congress, control the White House, and appointed all but 2 or 3 of the SC Injustices.

[lchoro]

"Old-line makers of durable machinery operate at only 67% of productive capacity. The figure is only 65% for producers of semiconductors and electronic components."

Chip foundry capacity has grown in Asian by 40 percent since 2000. Half of the equipment in the new Chinese factories is procured from the surplus used equipment.

Have to wonder with the interest rates cut to 1 percent this week and the US attempting to devalue the dollar, it wouldn't just be cheaper to just move the plants out of the country. If the dollar continues to sink, the effective interest rate on the loan would be negative. Didn't Japan go through this process ten years ago?

[doosee]

In case you might have missed some news, Republicans control both houses of Congress, control the White House, and appointed all but 2 or 3 of the SC Injustices.


that is only if you believe that Snowe, Chafee, and McCain are Republicans. Remember Jim Jeffords, the Republican. The SC is doesnt too bad in my book. So what if some homos are now permitted to bugger each other inside their homes. Do I care, no.... And if Michigan lets a few blacks into law school, one of them may turn into Clarence Thomas, my favorite justice.... Anyway, it will have to get a lot worse before we change policies in this nation...