On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 9:00:24 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > On 12/16/2015 9:27 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
> > > On 12/15/2015 6:42 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> > >> https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...34814703_o.jpg
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I love having a new "digital camera"! Really a Android HTC Desire
> > >> 610 "cell phone" I found on the ground at the Market In The Loop
> > >> going across the street to St Louis BreadCo! It was like blank and
> > >> brand new! I kid you not, no info on it! So I have a new "digital
> > >> camera"! ;-)
> >
> > Pssst, John... it was probably made in China.
> >
> > Jill
>
> I just noticed that my newer laptop is made in China. Remember back in
> the 1960's it was Japanese products that had the reputation of cheap
> crap...and it was true then. That said, while we Americans were
> denouncing and laughing about cheap Japanese products, they continued
> to work hard and improve. They eventually took over the electronics
> and even the auto trades and became known for the best products.
Yeah, back in the day, Japanese JUNK were cheap knock offs of quality American made stuff. Not that all American made stuff was always top quality, it was not. But some way. Sheisters have no nationality! The market economy in the U.S. used to regulate itself by offering us consumers a choice. Now we have no choice! We have Owners!!
We see how that's worked out for U.S.!! Sick sad part is, we did it to ourselves!! :-(
Frontline expose:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl.../walmart/view/
Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw64hRgLBqM
Lyrics:
http://www.lyricsvip.com/The-Reveren...re-Lyrics.html
Results: Data from
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html
U.S. Trade Imbalance with China (millions of dollars, to China)
Year Amount
1985 6
1986 1664
1987 2796
1988 3489
1989 6234
1990 10431
1991 12591
1992 18309
1993 22777
1994 29505
1995 33789
1996 39520
1997 47695
1998 56927
1999 68677
2000 83833
2001 83096
2002 103064
2003 124068
2004 161938
2005 201544
2006 232548
2007 258506
2008 268040
2009 208688
2010 273063
2011 295422
2012 315053
2013 318417
2014 342632