Posted on 06/02/2004 7:26:39 AM PDT by .cnI redruM
No, US Industry is also the machines that make the products, (shipped to communist China) the people that operate the machines (losing their jobs), the towns (shutting down) and families (breaking up) of the workers and the various suppliers (going out of business) that keep thing moving.
Why yall support a communistism system (Communist China) over a capitalist system (USA) is beyond me.
I buy shirts.
Check the manufacturer's tag. Does it say People's Liberation Army?
I just went to the closet and pulled out a 10 dollar wal mart shirt my wife bought me. The tag says Made in Korea. Should I have checked with the State department first? Which side of Korea made the shirt? Does it matter? Do I care?
Seriously, how many tears are you shedding for,say, North Korean peasants? Me? None. Do I wish them luck? Sure, I hope one day the whole world gets with the program, at least to the extent the US is with it. You know, basic freedoms (all though we get ripped here more than I like, it's relatively ok) commerce...life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I am for that all over the world. But personally, I dont give a crap about individual iraqis. I care to the extent it helps us and helps the world be a better place.
Who, what, where, and when?
Conventional wisdom has held that while China may threaten Taiwan or other neighbors, it poses no threat to the United States. That assumption was shattered on January 24, 1996 when the New York Times reported that a Chinese official had told former Ambassador Charles Freeman that China could act militarily against Taiwan without fear of U.S. intervention because American leaders "care more about Los Angeles than they do about Taiwan." This threat to use nuclear missiles against a major American city stands in sharp contrast to the assumptions of the National Intelligence Estimate that China presents no threat to the United States.
By the way, just bought a shirt at Marshall's recently. Checked the label. It's made in China. 100% silk. Perry Ellis brand. I didn't look at any of that when I bought it. Just thought it was a good looking discount shirt for summer.
Some do, some are customers. At Wal-Mart I'm dodging Slobobians like at a race track.
Well, as Bugs Bunny used to say, "When in Slobobia, do as the other slobs do."
True statement. I have never shopped at WMT and never will, but that is a personal decision.
Wal-Mark is going to heck, as many people who do shop there realize. Many of the stores are dirty and disorganized, when years ago it was the opposite. I shop Wal-Mart a lot because of the prices and because of the tremendous advantage of not having to wait for stuff to go on sale. However, Target is far more pleasant and better liked by customers. This really is a serious issue because Wal-Mart is so big that if it goes under, as most discount stores eventually do, it would hurt the economy. They need to get back to a system where the head of the company constantly makes surprise visits to stores and the managers fear what will happen if the place is a mess.
People in rural areas probably have different experiences and my guess is that many of those stores are still good.
True statement. I have never shopped at WMT and never will, but that is a personal decision.
Wal-Mark is going to heck, as many people who do shop there realize. Many of the stores are dirty and disorganized, when years ago it was the opposite. I shop Wal-Mart a lot because of the prices and because of the tremendous advantage of not having to wait for stuff to go on sale. However, Target is far more pleasant and better liked by customers. This really is a serious issue because Wal-Mart is so big that if it goes under, as most discount stores eventually do, it would hurt the economy. They need to get back to a system where the head of the company constantly makes surprise visits to stores and the managers fear what will happen if the place is a mess.
People in rural areas probably have different experiences and my guess is that many of those stores are still good.
True statement. I have never shopped at WMT and never will, but that is a personal decision.
Wal-Mark is going to heck, as many people who do shop there realize. Many of the stores are dirty and disorganized, when years ago it was the opposite. I shop Wal-Mart a lot because of the prices and because of the tremendous advantage of not having to wait for stuff to go on sale. However, Target is far more pleasant and better liked by customers. This really is a serious issue because Wal-Mart is so big that if it goes under, as most discount stores eventually do, it would hurt the economy. They need to get back to a system where the head of the company constantly makes surprise visits to stores and the managers fear what will happen if the place is a mess.
People in rural areas probably have different experiences and my guess is that many of those stores are still good.
Sorry about that guys (triple post). The computer didn't respond and I kept clicking on Post.
I knew you see it that way, since you support the Chicoms. The official is now the leader of the Chinese communist party, or the leader of China. I also knew you'd have no objection to the Chicoms over throwing the democratic republic of Taiwan and imposing their brutal communist system there just like they are currently doing in Hong Kong. Hell let China rule the Pacific, take over Japan and Korea, Singapore, etc. Who cares as long as you can buy a cheap shirt. Well hope you've stocked up on 5,000,000 whatever sun block.
Because I find the same peole who fill their Walmart carts with stuff made overseas are the same ones who complain about jobs going overseas. That is why I am so mean. It's also the older folks who seem to think everyone should give them everything for free at this point. They are the ones who purchased American products in the past(granted there was more selection in the past) yet want the absolute cheapest prices now, so they buy foreign. The older folks are the first to complain when there is no money for medicare/cade/SS because the "skilled" jobs are going overseas and are being replaced by minumum wage service jobs.
They make excellent flea markets.
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