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To: Amelia; Star Traveler
This is probably a dumb question, but in reality I'm not that smart.

Apparently the big 3 are busy building plants everywhere but Amerika, making the same old crap and selling it I guess, to us and the local peasants. Do the Chinese pay 40,000 dollars for a SUV? Do the Mexicans? How about the Brazilians? What do they pay?

In reality, you all are in a state of mourning and are experiencing grief, but the patient hasn't died, just yet. I do believe he spent all your inheritance though on good times and women and your tears now will turn to anger soon enough.

70 posted on 12/15/2008 2:49:39 AM PST by 1000 silverlings (Everything that deceives also enchants: Plato)
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To: 1000 silverlings
Apparently the big 3 are busy building plants everywhere but Amerika, making the same old crap and selling it I guess, to us and the local peasants. Do the Chinese pay 40,000 dollars for a SUV? Do the Mexicans? How about the Brazilians? What do they pay?

The question I have is related to yours, and I don't know the direct answer to your question.

I can understand why companies would rather pay $50 per week instead of $50 per hour for labor, and I can understand that they'd rather build in countries with lower taxes and fewer environmental and labor laws.

What I don't understand is how we will be able to maintain the standard of living to which we've become accustomed as all our good paying jobs go overseas.

73 posted on 12/15/2008 3:16:23 PM PST by Amelia
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