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Re: Parts Country of origin

To: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: Parts Country of origin
From: David Friedlander <forzion@maine.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:16:13 -0500
Of course, Bob, that's why our trade deficits are at a record level with 
no sign of abating.
Perhaps I WOULD pay 20% more for US made goods. We can't keep importing 
Taiwanese
and Chinese and expect to keep this up forever. Seems like something's 
gotta give....

Dave

Robert M. Lang wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Not trying to be funny, but I'll respond to your query with this: would
>you pay 20% more for parts that were sourced from the UK or USofA?
>
>To meet the price points that seem to reflect consumer desires, you gotta
>go where the labor is cheap and the other costs (like materials and waste
>disposal) are low.
>
>It's pretty hard to compete when the playing field is not exactly level.
>
>rml
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