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The "heirloom" argument for excessive quality doesn't support the protectionist case you hold.
I never once brayed about an "heirloom" being better than anything, quality-wise. I think I was fair. Thank you for putting such an english word into my gaping maw.
I have a 36" Chinese TV I paid squat for and it'll crap out the same time I can't stand the old technology.
Well bully for you. God Bless.

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> I never once brayed about an "heirloom" being better than anything, quality-wise. I think I was fair. Thank you for putting such an english word into my gaping maw.

You bemoaned the cheap Chinese quality stuff. Fair enough, a bunch of stuff from China is indeed "entry level" stuff. I have some tools that I've calculated if used three times, pay for themselves. To buy a Snap-On would leave me with an expensive toolset at my estate sale.

You did use the inferior quality of most Chinese goods to support your general position that sending money to the federal treasury for the solution to Chinese business success.