On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:02:51 -0500, DownTime wrote:

John H. wrote:
Can you speak Chinese?

No, and I have no plans to learn it either.

Then you'd better hope the USA maintains an interest in world affairs.


Glad you brought that up, what good to the USA has come about by
off-shoring jobs and manufacturing? The lead-based paint in children's
toys and poisoned foodstuffs is enough for me to check labels and choose
to only buy American from now on.

The government didn't offshore, the companies looking for profits did that.
There is a big 'anti-corporate' push coming from a segment of our society.
Why should corporations put up with it? I'm sure, if a certain segment runs
our government, we'll soon see the CEO's following their jobs and
manufacturing. Why be considered the 'bad guy' by those running the
government?