Andy Grove: US losing High-Tech Lead, Jobs going to China and India

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[oceanview]

Hey, why not slavery then. Just find some country in Africa where people are made to work at the point of a gun, just for food perhaps. In reality, there is only a slight difference between that and what is going on in China, where the people are "free" to earn $3 a day.

[Destro]

I agree. Give it time. Sex slavery has come back into this century with force-industrial institutional slavery is not far behind.

[Voltage]

Yes I agree that the importer should bear the cost of inspection etc. The problem is that the inspection is going to be done at the port of entry, which is too late if a nuclear device is shipped in and detonated.

I don't know how this can really be prevented. Such devices are unfortunately going to become more common.

[harpseal]

Currently the USCG a fine service where the men and women put their lives on the line for su daily has some inspections that are done on ships at sea. The US Customs Service inspects many containers at the port of loading. It is not unreasonable for a ship carrying containers to be inspected by the Coast Guard at sea and if it has containers which were not inspected and Sealed with a specific seal that prevents tampering of nay type then have the ship diverted to a secure anchorage a safe distance offshore where inspections can be done. Otherwise inspections may be done at sea provided the shipping company is cooperative. The burden must be placed on the importer.

At present both of these inspections are vbeing done with teh USCG personnel boarding ships at seal to inspect and US Customs service personnel are inspecting at foreign ports. These operations need to be expanded. Clearly the cost of hiring the appropriate personnel needs to be borne by those who are bringing things into the USA. Perhaps importers to save money could arrange a port of entry inspection syation on an unpopulated spot of US territory on either coast That is perhaps a good alternative use for Vieques or maybe an Island off the Coast of Maine.

[waterstraat]

If you cant trust the chinese communists providing us with all of our manufacturing and high tech needs in the furture, then you dont believe in free trade.