To: shrinkermd
What are we making more of than we were 10 years ago? 20? 30?
Are we making more cars? Maybe, with the addition of foreign assembly plants.
More car parts? Nope
More power tools? Nope
More appliances? Nope
More computers? Nope
More cirucit boards? Nope
Machined airplane parts? Nope
Machine tools? Nope
Clothes? Nope
Shoes? Nope
Furniture? Nope
Toys? Nope
Lamps? Nope
Telephone equipment? Nope
Hand tools? Nope
More TVs and stereos? Nope
More ships? Nope
More steel products? Nope
I’m sure there are some products like chemical based products, Heavy Machines (like dozers), industrial electric gear, and food processing equipment where we still excel. But the list is getting shorter.
8 posted on
02/25/2008 5:40:49 PM PST by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: pissant
We are making more money!
To: pissant
Im sure there are some products like chemical based products, Heavy Machines (like dozers), industrial electric gear, and food processing equipment where we still excel. Would you rather excel at a late-20th/early-21st century techology, like pharmaceuticals, computer chips, computer software, and aviation/avionics, or would you prefer to excel at a late-19th/early-20th century technology, like automobiles?
20 posted on
02/25/2008 5:54:58 PM PST by
KayEyeDoubleDee
(const Tag &referenceToConstTag)
To: pissant
We make lots of trailers and sea containers to haul the Chinese products in.
62 posted on
02/25/2008 6:45:57 PM PST by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: pissant
The loss of manufacturing base isn’t helping the Defense sector.
To: pissant
"Im sure there are some products like chemical based products, Heavy Machines (like dozers), industrial electric gear, and food processing equipment where we still excel. But the list is getting shorter."Maybe we are "manufacturing" more cheeseburgers and milkshakes than ever?
130 posted on
02/25/2008 7:53:55 PM PST by
KoRn
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: pissant
Cat outsources much of their sub-assemblies to Asia.
303 posted on
02/26/2008 4:13:27 PM PST by
mad_as_he$$
(John McCain - The Manchurian Candidate? http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm)
To: pissant
No, but we ARE good at building bridges to nowhere and NAFTA superhighways for Mexicans to travel on.
304 posted on
02/26/2008 4:17:01 PM PST by
TADSLOS
( McCain-Feingold: "Good for thee but not for me"- John McCain)
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