Our Troubled Economy

[Sandra]

AIN'T IT THE TRUTH




Joe Smith started the day
early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN )
for 6am. While his coffeepot(MADE IN CHINA )
was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN
HONG KONG).
He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA),
designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE)
and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA)

After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA)
he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today.

After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN)
to the radio (MADE IN INDIA)
he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY)
filled it with gas (from Saudi Arabia)
and continued his search for a good paying American job.

At the end of yet another discouraging and
fruitless day checking his Computer (Made In Malaysia),
Joe decided to relax for a while.

He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL)
poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE)
and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA),
and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job
in the United States.

[WolfEyes]

That is sad but true.

[Robert Fogt]

That may not be as bad as you think. What you see is other countries investing in our own, which is a very good thing.

Most countries with a budget surplus are very poor. Where the upper class tends to abuse the lower class with poor wages and living conditions in order to make money. I think statistically if you lived in a country where everything you owned was made there, you'd be living in slums.

I dont really have much of an opinion of my own on the matter, since I know too little and the global economy is too complicated.

[Robert Fogt]

Didnt mean to bum everyone out. I know it was meant as a joke and I ruined it. :rolleyes:

[WolfEyes]

Nah, you didn't ruin it. I think it is a hard thing to get a grip on.

[Sandra]

Didnt mean to bum everyone out. I know it was meant as a joke and I ruined it. :rolleyes:
Robert, it's always nice when you make a comment. :D

[Blind_October]

I agree global economy is very complicated with all the variables, but I think everyones opinion (the supposed economic experts) is just that, opinion. The is the first time in history we have had a true global economy so there are no models or there is no past to dictate how we should proceed in the futrue. just my humble opinion.

We got our doom and gloom speech here at work regarding the auto industry failing. Luckily I am not heavily into working with the big three, its maybe 30% of our load if that, but if they fold my neighborhood will be a ghost town, almost all of my neighbors work for them. I have a very unpopular opinion for this area, I don't think the feds should bale them out. I think MAYBE the feds should help them re-structure (trim the fat so to speak), but not just give them money to keep on doing as they have been. How can a businee continue to be profitable when its hourly employee wages are so high? Unskilled labor makes anywhere from $50 to $75,000 a year in the plants. That's people who have no more education that a ged or high school diploma. The UAW people come on the news here saying how can they survive on $15 an hour if their wages get cut? heck that's about average for any other assembly job here, go ask all the other people how they do it and still manage not to ask the feds to help keep their christmas going.
;-)

[Sandra]

I think if we would let the auto industry fail we would end up with a much better and more efficient auto industry. I think the taxpayers have had their fill of the bailouts and government over spending in general. Make them live on a budget like the rest of us have to. Most of us are living on much less than some of the executives get in their bonuses.

[joe]

There are two key reasons to support American (USA) owned companies – profits stay in America (USA) and jobs are created for American (USA). If every American redirects $10 per week from foreign owned companies and foreign made products to American, America would save billions per year and create 500,000+ new jobs. :confused: :confused: ;)