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To: expat_panama
an American factory that uses half of that steel to produce 20,000 precision scalpels worth $1,000 each. Then that company goes broke because nobody can sell a two dollar scalpel for a thousand. What's your point?
123 posted on 06/05/2016 1:20:06 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: Colorado Doug
nobody can sell a two dollar scalpel for a thousand.

Amazon's selling 'em for $1,200:

  • Meyco Diamond Dissecting Knife, Type M
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Meyco Diamond Dissecting Knife, Type M

 
 

Price: $1,200.00 + $9.50 shipping
 
 
 
In stock.
 
Estimated Delivery Date: June 10 - 15 when you choose Expedited Shipping at checkout.
Ships from and sold by Electron Microscopy Sciences.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Brand Name Electron Microscopy Sciences
Part Number 72024
Number of Items 1
UNSPSC Code 42292701

What's your point?

The scalpel's is diamond tipped but what we're talking about here is measuring industrial production in terms of the dollar value of the product.  Foreigners can make/sell/export steel for $50 per ton and American factories take just a little bit of that steel and make it into something that's worth a lot more.  This is just one of may ways that Americans have shown themselves to be exceptional:

Industry > Manufacturing output: Countries Compared
# COUNTRY AMOUNT
1 United States 2.31 trillion
2 European Union............................ 2.09 trillion
3 Japan 1.65 trillion
4 China 1.45 trillion
180 more rows, 3 more columns

Countries Compared by Industry > Manufacturing output. International ...

www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Industry/Manufacturing-output

 

134 posted on 06/05/2016 4:09:19 PM PDT by expat_panama
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