[ninenot]

Steve Troy, executive director of the Sustainable Village, said the "digital bridges" created by information technology give Third World and other poor nations a chance for their citizens to make more money than they otherwise could. The result, he says, is a chance for those countries' citizens to become more active consumers of the things U.S. companies produce as well.

I love this stuff; same as the "Largest Consumer Marketplace In The Universe" garbage re: China.

At $10./hour, it's not likely that these programmers are going to be buying a lot of Cadillacs, (nor Chevy Vegas.)

Furthermore, WHICH products "manufactured in America?"---damn few left these days.

[sarcasm]

The vision is still much the same as it was in the 19th century when it
was argued that if only the Chinese could be persuaded to legthen
their shirttails by a foot the mills of Lancashire would work around
the clock.

[1rudeboy]

Furthermore, WHICH products "manufactured in America?"---damn few left these days.

The BMW M3 is pretty.