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Re: Exporting U.S. jobs

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From: John R Pierce
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 07:21
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On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 20:08:53 -0600, "Jeff Davis" <luzer15@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Nope,  the devastation is being wrought by the American
>consumer purchasing Chinese made products.
>Gotta go to Wal-Mart to purchase a noose.

we seem to value cheapness over our own future.

cheap disposable junk, and lots of it.   we're burying ourselves in it
we'd rather buy something that lasts a few uses and breaks than quality
whatevvers that cost a few times more and would last a lifetime with
reasonable care..

we spend $billions on cheap disposable chinese-made junk, then the Chinese
turn around and lend our "conservative" government the same $billions so
we can line the pockets of the defense industry and go blow up some
desert....
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