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Sun Jul-11-10 07:07 PM
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| 16. at the present, I can't see Africa becoming a |
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major industrial player. I can picture call centers etc, but the resources to build large factories there is lacking. Coal, brick, steel.
Just my thought.
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| -The era of cheap Chinese goods may be ending |
Contrary1 |
Jul-11-10 06:33 PM |
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Good! Save our jobs and save our landfills! |
Duer 157099 |
Jul-11-10 06:36 PM |
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so exactly how do you make half a frizbee? and will it fly? |
happygoluckytoyou |
Jul-12-10 05:09 PM |
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+1! |
mod mom |
Jul-14-10 06:53 PM |
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Just saw one in my industry. |
Wilms |
Jul-11-10 06:37 PM |
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The cost of fuel alone will drive industries home. eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Jul-11-10 06:38 PM |
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Exactly, transportation cost will help make domestic production more competitive. That aided by |
jody |
Jul-11-10 06:56 PM |
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All that was needed would have been to put a price on carbon emissions equal to its damage |
txlibdem |
Jul-12-10 05:40 PM |
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cannot end soon enough |
Skittles |
Jul-11-10 06:38 PM |
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Who un-reced? |
Mimosa |
Jul-11-10 06:38 PM |
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The unrecs are doing what they may be paid to do. DU has sure changed |
Bobbieo |
Jul-11-10 06:44 PM |
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It amazes me anyone would unrec over jobs |
DainBramaged |
Jul-12-10 08:45 AM |
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+1 nt |
laughingliberal |
Jul-12-10 01:40 PM |
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This is why I have been maintaining since I arrived that the rec/unrec thing is meaningless. |
Dr Morbius |
Jul-12-10 12:18 PM |
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I just canceled it out! |
pnorman |
Jul-11-10 06:45 PM |
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Good |
The Northerner |
Jul-11-10 06:41 PM |
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If this means the end of Wal Mart too, I would be happy. n/t |
rzemanfl |
Jul-11-10 06:41 PM |
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Disagree, not the end of Wal Mart but bring to heel. With all its bad things, Wal Mart has led the |
jody |
Jul-11-10 07:05 PM |
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The shitty wages, part-time work, crappy merchandise and |
rzemanfl |
Jul-11-10 09:01 PM |
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"My bad"? No, just you and I have different views of what is required for a business to survive and |
jody |
Jul-11-10 09:17 PM |
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jody, you don't really believe that |
JDPriestly |
Jul-12-10 02:17 PM |
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LOL Your special cases ignore thousands of other businesses anyone can start if they have the |
jody |
Jul-12-10 05:15 PM |
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There are many start-ups, yes. |
Heywood J |
Jul-12-10 09:08 PM |
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Of course He does |
boomerbust |
Jul-12-10 05:21 PM |
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LOL at your remark to #15. Have a great day. n/t |
jody |
Jul-12-10 06:04 PM |
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"The wonderful thing about the US is anyone, you included, can start your own business..." |
liberation |
Jul-12-10 03:40 PM |
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Yes I have and provided jobs. Thanks for playing. n/t |
jody |
Jul-12-10 05:10 PM |
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So the people who can only afford to buy Walmart crap |
obxhead |
Jul-12-10 02:21 PM |
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My last three trips (unavoidable) to Wal Mart: |
rzemanfl |
Jul-12-10 05:42 PM |
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Well... my wife's "cooter tattoo" cost $250.. and it's gorgeous, asswipe. |
opiate69 |
Jul-12-10 06:54 PM |
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Despite your calling me asswipe I will resist the temptation to |
rzemanfl |
Jul-12-10 08:30 PM |
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No she doesn't show it off at Walmart, though we do shop there.. |
opiate69 |
Jul-12-10 11:35 PM |
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You forget that in addition to the tattoo the woman I mentioned |
rzemanfl |
Jul-13-10 04:50 PM |
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rz.. I am sorry for my previous, wholly inappropriate comment.. |
opiate69 |
Jul-13-10 08:53 PM |
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Fergetabboudit....n/t |
rzemanfl |
Jul-14-10 04:46 PM |
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Actually I think its "fuhgedaboudit" whatever. |
rzemanfl |
Jul-14-10 05:24 PM |
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Wal-Mart is horrible to it's employees. Is that your idea of efficient business management? |
rhett o rick |
Jul-11-10 09:31 PM |
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Please read #15 again and try to understand the point I made. If you want to abolish some are all |
jody |
Jul-11-10 09:50 PM |
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Americans just couldn't survive before Walmart! |
Lorien |
Jul-12-10 02:09 AM |
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Americans also survived before Columbus so what is your point? How do you propose to control the |
jody |
Jul-12-10 08:20 AM |
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I agree about the efficient supply chain, but I won't be a Walmart apologist |
rbixby |
Jul-12-10 10:13 AM |
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I'm not "a Walmart apologist" either but I do recognize efficient procedures just as those who tout |
jody |
Jul-12-10 05:22 PM |
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The problem with Walmart is the poor quality and poor choice of merchandise. |
JDPriestly |
Jul-12-10 02:23 PM |
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Either some customers buy "poor quality and poor choice" merchandise or they would not be offered |
jody |
Jul-12-10 05:19 PM |
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Before Walmart came to town, the ordinary Americans in my |
JDPriestly |
Jul-12-10 09:29 PM |
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That observation has been already made by a few economists |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jul-12-10 11:48 PM |
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Call it what you will, but to me "business efficiency" is code for using slave labor. nm |
rhett o rick |
Jul-12-10 07:07 AM |
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LOL have a great day n/t |
jody |
Jul-12-10 08:12 AM |
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There is some truth to that. |
Quantess |
Jul-12-10 02:36 PM |
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"efficient business management" = more people out of work, leading impoverished lives. |
Hannah Bell |
Jul-12-10 02:20 AM |
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You know "'efficient business management' does not = more people out of work, leading impoverished |
jody |
Jul-12-10 08:27 AM |
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if you think not, please explain what it means to you. |
Hannah Bell |
Jul-12-10 01:17 PM |
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Suggest you study business 101 book. In #15 "efficient business management" in context clearly |
jody |
Jul-12-10 05:32 PM |
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a condescending answer, imo. and it should have been obvious i was already aware of the pearl of |
Hannah Bell |
Jul-12-10 09:21 PM |
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So let the new businesses that replace them learn their lessons...but to hell with walmart |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 03:33 PM |
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What lesson will new businesses learn? That US customers demand products of the type and price |
jody |
Jul-12-10 05:34 PM |
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To quote your post.. |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 05:44 PM |
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That's true and those who tout their solution for health-care reform claim it will "squeeze every |
jody |
Jul-12-10 05:53 PM |
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No, it's more like this: If you sell Velveeta cheese really cheap |
rzemanfl |
Jul-12-10 05:55 PM |
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lol... |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 06:17 PM |
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If you think that's funny, read 81. I swear every word is true. n/t |
rzemanfl |
Jul-12-10 06:36 PM |
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For your entertainment... |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 06:45 PM |
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MY GOD! I have to go to Walgreen's and get a ton of |
rzemanfl |
Jul-12-10 06:51 PM |
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lolololol |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 07:05 PM |
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And this is the command economy a few economists |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jul-12-10 11:38 PM |
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Rec this post. I remember when WalMart started expanding, |
TBF |
Jul-12-10 09:37 AM |
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+1000 |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 03:34 PM |
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+1000 |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 03:35 PM |
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Someone posted here a few years ago a link to a public official |
rzemanfl |
Jul-12-10 05:46 PM |
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Very true words... |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 06:18 PM |
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bring it home? no profit in that until wages come down. |
Hannah Bell |
Jul-11-10 06:42 PM |
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at the present, I can't see Africa becoming a |
onethatcares |
Jul-11-10 07:07 PM |
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think again. the infrastructure for such a move is being built as we speak. |
Hannah Bell |
Jul-11-10 07:08 PM |
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Sub-Sahara Africa is rich in minerals, and can buy whatever is needed. |
WinkyDink |
Jul-12-10 03:36 PM |
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Vietnam has been steadily picking up production orders as |
KurtNYC |
Jul-12-10 07:29 AM |
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Notice how it's blamed on workers |
Alcibiades |
Jul-11-10 06:48 PM |
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Manufacturers will just open factories in cheaper areas in CHina |
katandmoon |
Jul-11-10 06:48 PM |
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Perhaps, but shipping in raw materials and shipping out finished goods |
amandabeech |
Jul-14-10 06:45 PM |
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The jobs will just move elsewhere. |
Bloofer_Lady |
Jul-11-10 06:56 PM |
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and a lot of us are fed up with cheap foreign shit |
Skittles |
Jul-11-10 07:20 PM |
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Four months... |
KansDem |
Jul-12-10 03:18 PM |
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No, they know the vast majority of the things they buy are crap |
DainBramaged |
Jul-12-10 12:45 PM |
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Next step - the Chinese tell the Americans that all the factories they though were theirs are now |
grahamhgreen |
Jul-11-10 07:12 PM |
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Actually, that may be their long term goal. |
Fla Dem |
Jul-12-10 04:17 PM |
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That is exactly the plan. It's all in the Art of War. |
grahamhgreen |
Jul-12-10 04:27 PM |
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just another jab at the poor |
FooshIt |
Jul-11-10 07:33 PM |
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so we still won't have jobs but will no have to pay more for everything anyways |
FooshIt |
Jul-11-10 07:37 PM |
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Not if you buy directly from China on ebay. |
Kablooie |
Jul-12-10 02:19 AM |
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I design a lot of products that are manufactured in China, and I see this as a |
Lorien |
Jul-12-10 02:19 AM |
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I can testify to that as well... |
disillusioned73 |
Jul-12-10 07:38 AM |
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I hope that they don't cut and run |
Lorien |
Jul-12-10 12:53 PM |
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The leadtimes out of China have become unbearable.. |
disillusioned73 |
Jul-12-10 03:38 PM |
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Wow... Lorein, I did Product Design for three years |
fascisthunter |
Jul-12-10 04:17 PM |
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Rule of thumb. |
cornermouse |
Jul-12-10 07:38 AM |
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Amen. |
closeupready |
Jul-12-10 09:19 AM |
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+100 |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 03:36 PM |
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This is fine. When Chinese people can afford to buy the products |
treestar |
Jul-12-10 07:43 AM |
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Don't care. I don't buy anything from China anyway. |
closeupready |
Jul-12-10 09:19 AM |
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Me either, but it is getting harder and harder to find stuff that |
rzemanfl |
Jul-12-10 05:57 PM |
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The jobs will move back home to prison factories n/t |
crikkett |
Jul-12-10 09:35 AM |
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Could you list the prison factories for us please....... |
DainBramaged |
Jul-12-10 03:58 PM |
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There is a window of opportunity that will be exploited to get cheap goods from India |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-12-10 12:12 PM |
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Chinese workers |
femrap |
Jul-12-10 12:54 PM |
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NOW, |
bvar22 |
Jul-12-10 01:22 PM |
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It happens every time. |
louis-t |
Jul-12-10 03:22 PM |
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Awwwwww. Does this mean poor widdle WalMart may have to start selling |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-12-10 03:31 PM |
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The production will keep moving, to the Amazon jungle, if need be. |
WinkyDink |
Jul-12-10 03:35 PM |
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Darn... I Enjoyed buying the same crap 5 times |
fascisthunter |
Jul-12-10 04:15 PM |
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We won't have expensive Chinese crap. |
intheflow |
Jul-12-10 05:28 PM |
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I hope it's an effective trend toward more |
burnsei sensei |
Jul-12-10 06:09 PM |
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It's about time. Hopefully jobs will start to come back here |
Kievan Rus |
Jul-12-10 06:40 PM |
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CONgress has to stop these companies from taking jobs to low wage countries.. |
lib2DaBone |
Jul-12-10 09:11 PM |
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So? They'll just move production to some other third-world country. |
Hugabear |
Jul-13-10 12:30 AM |
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How can we fight two wars without boots and flags? |
Hubert Flottz |
Jul-14-10 05:10 PM |
#109 |
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