Posted on 05/25/2010 1:30:55 PM PDT by dangerdoc
Given the volumes we are talking, and the automation - they are making a good wage. In volume manufacturing, the main reason they are made in China has to do with taxes, rather than wages.
And even then, the wages are good for the area. People travel vast distances to leave the agricultural areas to work for Foxconn. Foxconn has no shortage of eager workers. Now bear in mind, Foxconn provides dorms for the workers, food and clothing. I believe they sign on for several months, and get 1 day a week off. The work hours are ~10hrs a day (I believe) ... but the pay is better than anything else in the area.
Then again, if it would make the Libtards feel better, Foxconn could close up shop and move somewhere else and let those who depend upon those manufacturing jobs to starve to death.
Yes, you should feel guilty, because until everyone can have an iPhone, no one should have an iPhone. — words of wisdom from Chairman O.
Here I will speak for myself: I am willing to pay an extra $100 for my future I-Pad if it is made in the U.S.A.
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Why limit yourself to the I-phone? Why not go all they way and advocate EVERYTHING sold in the US be made in the US?
Why, I’m sure you’d be more than OK in spending 2 to 3 thousand dollars a month MORE just for the privelege of buying US products, right?
Will these low cost labor markets evolve, though? Back in the day, Japan was the trademark of cheap. Now, working conditions are comparable or better than here. Will communism thwart what seems to always happen; i.e. living standards and wages improve over time. I think some manufacturers are already leaving China looking for the next stop in the cheap labor search. Eventually most of the world will probably come to parity.
Depends, at a Union manufacturing place ... maybe. But at a non-union shop ... the price difference between US made and non-US made is trivial. You go overseas to squeeze cents, NOT $$$ out of manufacturing. The per unit cost difference is measured in pennies - but millions of pennies add up. The big difference is not the labor costs ... it's TAXES!!
I have the 3G, but only paid $99 for it.
Its a great phone.
uh....it was the I-Pad.
I defined my action and advocated USA made choices, without getting silly.
Ummm..., Swordmaker, are you feeling guilty right now, for some unknown reason? This may be the reason why... LOL ...
Here I will speak for myself: I am willing to pay an extra $100 for my future I-Pad if it is made in the U.S.A.
You gotta be kidding ... LOL ...
Try "double the price" -- and then -- no one buys it and everyone says, "We told you it would be a flop!" ... :-)
I LUV my iPhone...Hell no, I don’t feel guilty...
Abso-damn-lutely right! LOL ...
Just reading that WalMart is selling out their current stock of iPhones for $97
New model coming hard on the heels of that sale... whoop-dee-doo ... :-)
No, I’m not kidding. That flipping pad does not cost THAT much.
I agree with that....we need US manufactured alternatives - made by non-union workers.
Ummmm...., Americans won't work for $10 a day... good luck with that one ... LOL ...
Eventually most of the world will probably come to parity.
Yeah... we'll soon be down to $20 a day for labor here in the U.S. and they'll move up from $10 a day to $20 a day -- everyone's happy at that point in time ... LOL ...
No, not as long as it’s “made over there” it doesn’t ... :-)
Not true. Here in SoCal are loads of people who would love such a job. But, it all depends on the market, doesn't it?
Give Obama time. I'm sure his plan will "work"
Is it better for them to earn $10 a day, or nothing at all?
Not true. Here in SoCal are loads of people who would love such a job. But, it all depends on the market, doesn't it?
Ummmm... if that's right, and if Americans in California will work for $10 a day -- then they are not putting gas in their cars to get to work ... LOL ...
What are they doing, riding a bicycle to work, or what?
How an employer or supplier treats his employees is not my doing, so it's not my responsibility.
Sheesh I sure hope I don’t get traded in for a newer model.
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