[GingisK]

I agree. That's why I don't understand why some FReepers still insist on blaming unions in manufacturing

You misread WVKayaker's posts. He does blame the unions.

If you did your research, you would realize that WalMart and the other mass retailers are almost the sole cause of the demise of domestic manufacturing.

[WVKayaker]

If you did your research, you would realize that WalMart and the other mass retailers are almost the sole cause of the demise of domestic manufacturing.

Yeah, we should have stayed in the "good old days" of the company store. Then, there was the little Mom and Pop store's with their keystone markups. That means 100% for those not "in the know".

Then stupid people decided to sell for less and "penalize" those locals that wanted to maintain their profit margins. It's so easy to blame China for smart business practices. We paid them with our dollars, duh! They are now buying resources and selling off their USAbucks.

yeah, it is really about reality, and history is real!

[raybbr]

You misread WVKayaker's posts. He does blame the unions.

Oh, I blamed them too. Till about ten years ago. In 1978 I worked at U.S. Steel and the unions just about ran them out of business. Even as foreign competitors were beating domestic producers the unions demanded more.

Fast forward to today and unions, except for auto manufacturers and some printers, are not even a player in the demise of manufacturing. It's more taxation and regulation than anything else that drives companies off shore.