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The American Dream?

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takilasunrise
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The American Dream? Feb 14, 2007 12:49:57 GMT -5

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Post by takilasunrise on Feb 14, 2007 12:49:57 GMT -5

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 ...A M E R I C A

pho Guest	The American Dream? Feb 14, 2007 13:15:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pho on Feb 14, 2007 13:15:56 GMT -5 Ain't that a mouthfull of truth... Pho

deb193
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The American Dream? Feb 14, 2007 13:37:00 GMT -5

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Post by deb193 on Feb 14, 2007 13:37:00 GMT -5

Globalization is changing the American workforce and scoiety. In many ways. Some good. A lot bad for blue colar or manuracturing jobs. Still, I think that vingette offers the over simplification that imports/trade=bad. I am not fan of corprate America getting obscenely rich while the American middle class disappears, but I am very leery or oversimplications.

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The American Dream? Feb 14, 2007 17:30:29 GMT -5

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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 14, 2007 17:30:29 GMT -5

we try extremely hard to find things "Made in America", especially to send to friends and realations overseas....ain't that easy, folks. and when you DO find something worthwhile, it's usually triple the price of the foreign competition.

i can truly commiserate with people (like some of us) trying to make this stone/jewelry/artisan stuff at least break even...because most people don't want to pay what it costs to make something (in the west). when you can get something "almost as nice" from nations that "will work for rice".

i'm not sure i have an answer to it, either. Americans (and to a lesser extent our Canadian, British and European cousins) live a bit large compared to the rest of the global village. we take our three square a day, heated and cooled environments, clean water and developed sewerage systems quite for granted.

it's no wonder the rest of the not-so-lucky people don't like us much.

whoops, didn't mean to rant, it is a good (if not over simplified) joke...

KD

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The American Dream? Feb 14, 2007 18:06:33 GMT -5

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Post by parfive on Feb 14, 2007 18:06:33 GMT -5

Well, the trade deficit last year was about three-quarters of a TRILLION dollars, so you wonder how long a country can afford to keep that up.
(That's about what Iraq has cost us so far, or as much as they'll own up to when teeth are pulled.)

If you spent $100 a minute 24/7/365, it would take you NINETEEN THOUSAND years to blow a trillion!

Rich

Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard,
the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand.
One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger
erases human history.

John McPhee - Basin and Range

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The American Dream?

Post by takilasunrise on Feb 14, 2007 12:49:57 GMT -5

Post by pho on Feb 14, 2007 13:15:56 GMT -5

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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 14, 2007 17:30:29 GMT -5

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