[newzjunkey]

I try to avoid Chinese-made products when possible. One thing I noticed in the Reagan radio address linked earlier in the thread is that he speaks against protectionism where trade is between FREE peoples. The ChiComs are not free.

Given a choice between China or Mexico, I'll buy Mexican-made instead because it might keep folks on that side of the border!

China is a very difficult problem, primarily because of their man power. They could lose half their people and still have more workers than we do. While we invaded Iraq to free its people, we need to work hard to bring freedom to the Chinese because right now their gov't (and its puppets like N Korea) is a risk to everyone.

[Number57]

China is a very difficult problem, primarily because of their man power.

I strongly disagree. We were the manufacturing powerhouse of the friggin' world until our own manufacturing powerhouses began shipping jobs overseas to decrease costs and therefore inflate their incomes.

China's manpower is in no doubt. But take it to the next level: why not just import slaves? That would surely increase profits for many U.S. companies. And we wouldn't need to deal with pesky import treaties any longer, stupid port security... just keep them on farms/industrial subdivisions and pay them twice what they'd make in their home country.

[CowboyJay]

"Given a choice between China or Mexico, I'll buy Mexican-made instead because it might keep folks on that side of the border!"

Amen. Much different pumping money into the economies and government of Mexico or Japan than Comminist China, for Pete's sake!