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To: Erik Latranyi
If we do not compete with these lower-paid third world workers now, when will we? When they are so strong and our industries so weak (from complacency) that we get rolled over?

What "we"? Are you talking about American workers who are to lower their wage expectations and standard of living to match the Third World levels?

15 posted on 09/10/2004 6:18:48 PM PDT by A. Pole (Madeleine Albright:"We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.")
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To: A. Pole
What "we"? Are you talking about American workers who are to lower their wage expectations and standard of living to match the Third World levels?

Only those lacking creativity think that competition with the Third World equates to lower wages for American workers.

Competition creates innovations that protect worker salaries and lower product costs at the same time.

21 posted on 09/10/2004 6:39:31 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (9-11 is your Peace Dividend)
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To: A. Pole; Erik Latranyi

Frankly, the only "we" he could be referring to is everyone here...

Eroding the income of workers in the US will serve to erode the income of everyone ELSE in the US--their doctors, dentists, butchers, clothiers, on and on...

Only Gummint workers and utility employees will be able to demand and get (at least temporarily) wage stability or inflation.

But that won't last forever, either.

So do not ask for whom the bell tolls.../It tolls for Thee.


28 posted on 09/10/2004 6:49:32 PM PDT by ninenot (Minister of Membership, TomasTorquemadaGentlemen'sClub)
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To: A. Pole

"What "we"? Are you talking about American workers who are to lower their wage expectations and standard of living to match the Third World levels?"

It's called capitalism. If you are going to compete, yes, you need to lower your wage expectations to their level. If they can do the same job as workers here for less money, it is the duty of the corporation to to keep the cost low and turn a profit. Lest we forget, the only reason for a corporation is to do just that, turn a profit.


52 posted on 09/10/2004 8:48:25 PM PDT by Wolfhound777 (It's not our job to forgive them. Only God can do that. Our job is to arrange the meeting)
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