Posted on 12/12/2006 8:10:42 AM PST by A. Pole
The headline should read "Shares drop for products made under U.S. governement-enforced collective bargaining system."
(Prominent Spanish official - Alfonso Nunez de Castro in 1675)
The Philadelphia Enquirer has three readers left. Mayor Street, Charles Barkley. Allan Iverson
Old Media Bias Alert
The article fails to provide accurate information.
Just because a product is built abroad does not mean the company is not American. It is all about where the PROFITS go not where the product is made.
Why are american car parts made in canada? it is cheeper to do it there than in the USA.
People should not complain about walmart, people should buy shares in Wallmart.
It should be easier to do manufacture inside the US, we face enough competition from foreign companies without having to jump through all of the hoops here at home.
Lower taxes, easier approvals, less of a lawsuit threat, we should work on all of those things.
It does, however, mean the jobs that produce the product are not American.
It is all about where the PROFITS go not where the product is made.
A viable and stable free nation requires a healthy middle class, I'm not averse to profits but I am averse the the federal government creating a situation where companies that employ Americans are at a huge disadvantage.
Why are american car parts made in Canada? it is cheeper to do it there than in the USA.
Canada, Japan, S. Korea, even the EU I have no issue with its slave labor without the freedom of speech in China, its African Nations where companies would flock because they can dump mercury in the water. But outside of Iraq America does not have the job of spreading freedom right? We can spread freedom with a Gun but not trade policy.
People should not complain about walmart, people should buy shares in Wallmart.
I dont blame Wal-Mart or Dell, or cisco, or anyone else who moves Jobs off shore I blame the Government and I blame free traitors..
How much profit do you make? If the whole infrastructure is abroad, how will you preserve the American ownership? With the mere piece of paper?
I hope the total failure of our insane (so called free) trade policies is becomming apparent to all.
Ouch.
I blame federal regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, and taxes (local, state and fed).
Let's fix those and see how it goes.
Japan did this in the 1960's to shame their industry which at the time were making cheap, low quality products.
Which is why Obama wants to make a "prevailing wage law" which would make ALL workers have to be paid union scale even if not working under the thumb of a union.
If Honda, Toyota, Mazda, and Nissan can all establish manufacturing plants in the US and produce a quality product while making a profit, perhaps its time to stop blaming government and labor and take a look at the corprations, themselves, and the people who run them.
Well, I guess that settles it. Tonelson thinks it's "unlikely."
Toyota seems to do that very well.
They have their own suppliers, and they keep non-japanese out of the upper eschelons of managment. (or at least decision making managment)
Do you mean suppliers in the U.S., or elsewhere?
Seems like what's needed here is for someone to set up a ping list for freepers who're registered Democrats; and since those guys are basically a helpless lot they're going to need our help
Anybody here got time to run this thing?
Does posting Kerry '04 talking-points count? I'm dealing with it on another thread. :)
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