Posted on 12/07/2005 8:19:39 PM PST by anonsquared
BRYAN - Foreign competition is putting a dent in the holiday spirit at northwest Ohio's Spangler Candy Co., the world's largest maker of candy canes.
The Bryan company is laying off 88 of its 400 workers indefinitely. A key reason: inroads by Chinese manufacturers into the U.S. candy-cane market.
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I saw a report the other day about China illegally importing garlic in the US at low prices that will put the only commercial growers of US garlic out of business.
And our government encourages trade with china??
Save now and pay later.......who's job will be next??
While we're on the subject of garlic and candy canes-- I'll never forgive the chinamen for what they did to us at Pearl...
Never...
come, now, you want all your santas white as snow? silly rabbit, racism is for kids!
It was the Japs that attacked Pearl.
The Chinese were actually our allies until the commies took over post war.
Forget it, he's rolling.
On the subject of Santa........I wonder if the mule deer ever felt slighted by the reindeer?
ROFLMAO!!!
The FReeper in question has an interesting posting history.
You have a problem with Chinese Santas? Why?
I don't trust food from China... period.
What, no mention of sugar subsidies?
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? No!?
I think that's emiller's eloquent point.
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