one word...Walmart
--- David Friedlander <forzion@maine.rr.com> wrote:
> 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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