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02-08-2017, 10:59 AM | #11 |
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Re: Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet
Underwear - Vietnam, Haiti.
Toaster - China Sheets - India, China Light bulbs - China, China, Assembled in USA with global components Clock - China, USA (Grandfather clock) Ron Ortiz
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Re: Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet
Here's mine, Ron -
Underwear - Costa Rica, Guatemala Toaster - China Sheets - China Light bulbs - USA and China Clock - Germany and China And no surprises here! American companies found a way to have their products manufactured off-shore for less money and with less EPA, OSHA, DOL and DOJ regulations a long time ago. Paying some poor 12 to 14 year old 35 cents an hour to assemble your widgets is a heck of a lot more profitable than your American worker who, BY LAW, you have to pay a living wage and provide other benefits like health care and vacations. PLUS (and here's where it gets devilish), you can sell the item for well below what your altruistic competition can afford to, and because most folks only care about how much something costs, and not who makes it, you can drive him or her out of business! (This is not a political statement, just an economic reality. The very real possibility is that the majority of the manufacturing that will be returning to the US will be done by robots, because that's what makes the companies more profits.)
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02-08-2017, 09:07 PM | #13 |
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Re: Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet
I'll play.
Underwear: Hanes from Cambodia, Jockey from Vietnam Light Bulbs: surprisingly from the USA Sheets: India Clock: USA, but it's as old as I am, so not surprised Toaster: Proctor Silex, also from the dark ages, USA
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Re: Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet
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"Be careful what you wish for, it just might come true!"
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02-11-2017, 12:15 PM | #16 |
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OK, for this week the new items are
Lawn chairs Trash cans Sneakers Bathing suits Plates
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02-14-2017, 10:13 AM | #17 |
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My new G force racing jacket was made in China.
I also have a new Manley crankshaft that was made in China My dining room table was made in Vietnam. I bought it used. I just bought a new refrigerator. Not sure where that was made. I haven't actually seen it yet.
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02-14-2017, 11:16 AM | #18 |
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Lawn chairs - China
Trash cans - USA, Mexico Sneakers - China Bathing suits - China, Bangladesh Plates - China Appears that China is a global power. Ron
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Mike, I see you have expanded the parameters. How about you racers offer the manufacture of your race apparel and or components. Or...
garden tools race t-shirts towels socks stapler Ron
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