[FR_addict]

I am glad this happened. President Bush needs to address the issues of manufacturing jobs going to China and the software jobs being shipped to offshore companies, mainly India.

These problems are not being addressed by the Republicans or Democrats. They are real and the country's economy is not going to get better until the issues are addressed.

I try to buy American, but it is almost impossible to buy toys made in the USA. Small appliances are also made in China.

Now, companies are sending research and development jobs to India. The work is usually third rate because the contractors don't have a stake in the company. The top execs continue to get their huge bonuses while the quality of the products continues to go downhill. Customer service jobs are also being shipped out of the country. It's hard to complain about the quality of the product when half the time I get someone that doesn't speak English very well.

[George from New England]

Small appliances are also made in China

Small appliances are made in China because American companies make it happen. The big companies use the cheap/slave labor over there.

As much as I despise the Chinese Communists this couldn't happen if there wasn't complient US companies willing to import.

[bvw]

It is a national security issue, and needs to be recognized as such.

[B4Ranch]

Bush will address the Mexican border before he gets to thinking about our thoughts on China.