[bvw]

I guess you can't see this, but what you describe in last is an exact parallel to the old fable of the "The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs". The manufacturing infrastructure is the goose, the golden eggs are the clever designs and ideas made into reality within that manufacturing facility. You and your'n have indeed killed the golden goose within the US, and *more* given her only two golden egg laying goslings to China and India.

Now that China and India can are exceeding;y capable of producing the golden eggs on their own -- they will. They are.

Count well those few eggs they are now tossing you -- without external miracles, your and we all together will not have even those much longer.

[Mr. Rational]

The original article is about Chinese tech exports.

My explanation, and if you note a few others on this thread as well, point out it is the profit value of the shipments that count, not the $ shipment value.

I also pointed out we have far from avoided paying attention to China.

I bothered to spend time to explain this concept to you.

You responded with a twisted version of "The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg" -

Thanks.