"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
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What you say is true, but isn't it also the American way to buy
American? If we buy foreign, won't we have to match the wages paid to
foreign workers to stay competitive. What kind of Texan would do well on a
staple diet of rice? What kind of boat could you afford with the
competitor's wages? It's nice to get the cheapest price, but what will it
do
to America in the long run. I'll pay more to support my neighbor's job. I
hope he'll support mine.
Paul

Go through your house. Toss everything that is not all 100% US made. Write
back and tell us what you have left. Even a lot of parts you have on your
"American" Chevy or Ford were made out of the US. Don't forget those.

Steve

If you consider the quality of these employees, you would find them at the local
Taco Bell or on the street if they didn't work there. We're not talking about
skilled labor. These are generally kids who only show up for a paycheck.

Dan


Harry Krause wrote:

Roy wrote:


Well if Wal Mart is continually rolling back prices everyday as they
claim to be, then, why is nothing being given away for free yet?

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Their employees are almost free...

Dan Krueger wrote:

If you consider the quality of these employees, you would find them at the local
Taco Bell or on the street if they didn't work there. We're not talking about
skilled labor. These are generally kids who only show up for a paycheck.

Dan


Harry Krause wrote:

Roy wrote:


Well if Wal Mart is continually rolling back prices everyday as they
claim to be, then, why is nothing being given away for free yet?

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Their employees are almost free...



Most of the folks who work at Wal-Mart are not kids. Many of them depend
upon that little Wal-Mart paycheck. These people are being exploited by
Wal-Mart, as is just about everyone else.


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If you consider the quality of these employees, you would find them at the
local
Taco Bell or on the street if they didn't work there. We're not talking
about
skilled labor. These are generally kids who only show up for a paycheck.

Dan

Meanwhile, I've been to 2 K-Mart stores over the past month and found the
employees to be what you'd expect to find in a custom shoe store in Italy.
Attentive, clean, smart, helped me get everything I needed quickly. Nothing
like the WM slobs who are not just unable to help find a specific item, but
sometimes can't even tell me where an entire department is. Looks like
K-Mart's looking to burn a competitor or two.

Steve,
I understand your point and you're right, clothes and electronics are
very hard to buy American. Perhaps at this rate we'll no longer be able to
buy anything American because we'll mostly be out of work Dell is now out
sourcing it's help line to India, seems there is no end in sight.
Paul

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"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
...

What you say is true, but isn't it also the American way to buy
American? If we buy foreign, won't we have to match the wages paid to
foreign workers to stay competitive. What kind of Texan would do well on
a
staple diet of rice? What kind of boat could you afford with the
competitor's wages? It's nice to get the cheapest price, but what will
it
do
to America in the long run. I'll pay more to support my neighbor's job.
I
hope he'll support mine.
Paul

Go through your house. Toss everything that is not all 100% US made.
Write
back and tell us what you have left. Even a lot of parts you have on your
"American" Chevy or Ford were made out of the US. Don't forget those.

Steve

Paul Schilter wrote:

Steve,
I understand your point and you're right, clothes and electronics are
very hard to buy American.

Why would it be important to do so?
Nativist/protectionist sentiment is a bad thing.

Perhaps at this rate we'll no longer be able to
buy anything American because we'll mostly be out of work Dell is now out
sourcing it's help line to India, seems there is no end in sight.
Paul

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"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
...


What you say is true, but isn't it also the American way to buy
American? If we buy foreign, won't we have to match the wages paid to
foreign workers to stay competitive. What kind of Texan would do well on

a

staple diet of rice? What kind of boat could you afford with the
competitor's wages? It's nice to get the cheapest price, but what will

it

do

to America in the long run. I'll pay more to support my neighbor's job.

I

hope he'll support mine.
Paul

Go through your house. Toss everything that is not all 100% US made.

Write

back and tell us what you have left. Even a lot of parts you have on your
"American" Chevy or Ford were made out of the US. Don't forget those.

Steve

Jonathan Ball wrote:

Paul Schilter wrote:

Steve,
I understand your point and you're right, clothes and electronics are
very hard to buy American.

Why would it be important to do so?
Nativist/protectionist sentiment is a bad thing.

You don't think it important to have manufacturing capabilities?
You think this nation will survive when the only jobs available are at
Wal-Mart or as a software pussy?

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Harry Krause wrote:

Jonathan Ball wrote:


Paul Schilter wrote:


Steve,
I understand your point and you're right, clothes and electronics are
very hard to buy American.

Why would it be important to do so?
Nativist/protectionist sentiment is a bad thing.


You don't think it important to have manufacturing capabilities?

No. Switzerland doesn't manufacture cars, aircraft,
ships, consumer electronics, or much of anything else.
The Swiss live enviable lives and lifestyles.

You think this nation will survive when the only jobs available are at
Wal-Mart or as a software pussy?

Those won't be the only jobs. You are wrong to think
so; you demonstrate you don't know anything about
economics.

Not having much manufacturing capability doesn't seem
to be hurting the Swiss too much.

If you were able to think it through, which you plainly
are not, you would see that all jobs are service jobs.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, just make sure that adequate
competition remains in the retail field.


That very goose survives, in part, because of past actions to break up
mega-powerful corporations. Standard Oil, US Steel, AT&T, etc.

The free enterprise system thrives on competition. When a single entity becomes
so dominant in any field that it can dictate (rather than the marketplace
dictate) the entry conditions for competitors that free enterprise system is at
risk.

Jonathan Ball wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

Jonathan Ball wrote:


Paul Schilter wrote:


Steve,
I understand your point and you're right, clothes and electronics are
very hard to buy American.

Why would it be important to do so?
Nativist/protectionist sentiment is a bad thing.


You don't think it important to have manufacturing capabilities?

No. Switzerland doesn't manufacture cars, aircraft,
ships, consumer electronics, or much of anything else.
The Swiss live enviable lives and lifestyles.


You're comparing tiny Switzerland to the United States? Now there's a
giggle for you. Besides, nearly half of the Swiss economy is based upon
manufacturing.




You think this nation will survive when the only jobs available are at
Wal-Mart or as a software pussy?

Those won't be the only jobs. You are wrong to think
so; you demonstrate you don't know anything about
economics.

Not having much manufacturing capability doesn't seem
to be hurting the Swiss too much.

If you were able to think it through, which you plainly
are not, you would see that all jobs are service jobs.


Ahh, yes. Tour guides and keeping Nazi money safe.



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