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NousDefionsDoc · 02-08-2004, 20:20

Blasphemer! When is the US product inferior?

I also have Japanese televisions, because I like them and they have better features for the price. But I never said I do it because we have equal access to their markets - we don't.

I'm not against free trade. I wish there was more free trade. I'm talking about US companies exploiting cheap labor overseas for purely profit motives at the expense of the US worker. I don't want to increase tariffs on foreign goods coming in or our going out. I want US companies that move their offices overseasto make more of a profit to pay a penalty for not hiring our workers in order to make a buck.

If a Venezuelan cattle rancher can produce beef that the US consumer will buy for a dollar a pound using Venezuelan cowboys and truckers and butchers - fine.

If Hormel moves their offices to Caracas because they can hire a Venezuelan secretary for 1/10 of the cost of a US secretary - not fine.

See what I mean?

02-08-2004, 20:20	#18
NousDefionsDoc Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: LA Posts: 1,653	Blasphemer! When is the US product inferior? I also have Japanese televisions, because I like them and they have better features for the price. But I never said I do it because we have equal access to their markets - we don't. I'm not against free trade. I wish there was more free trade. I'm talking about US companies exploiting cheap labor overseas for purely profit motives at the expense of the US worker. I don't want to increase tariffs on foreign goods coming in or our going out. I want US companies that move their offices overseasto make more of a profit to pay a penalty for not hiring our workers in order to make a buck. If a Venezuelan cattle rancher can produce beef that the US consumer will buy for a dollar a pound using Venezuelan cowboys and truckers and butchers - fine. If Hormel moves their offices to Caracas because they can hire a Venezuelan secretary for 1/10 of the cost of a US secretary - not fine. See what I mean? __________________ Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home. He knows only The Cause. Still want to quit?
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