Would you buy a $22 American made shovel when an $8 China made one is available?

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172. See. You prove my point.

You have bought the nationalistic neo-con clap trap completely.

You shouldn't be so provincial. High quality goods can be procured from China or Mexico or India. You can't just keep thinking that anyone who isn't a red-blooded American can't do a good job. They are doing the exact job they are paid for - the job requested. It is the same as the American car industry in the 70s. That the cars were poorly made wasn't a reflection of the skills of the union workers. Those same workers could produce fine craftsmanship if it were required. But the corporate structure was getting rich selling crap. They still are. They just order the crap from different workers.

The Chinese workers are not backward clods as you would portray. They are workers. Workers in all countries vary in skill and ability. The best work comes at a cost. American corporations won't pay that cost. The majority of factories in China do produce crap. That is what is ordered. Just as the cars from Detroit in the 70s. As proof, American cars are not the equal of those produced in other countries. When good stuff is speced, good stuff is produced. You do wrong to blame a race or a country or a people for the sins of the corporate structure.

One of the unfortunate byproducts of the corporate abandonment of American industry is that many things aren't even available from this country now. My brother works with Astronomers from a number of world class observatories. As he says. You can get crap equipment from China or you can get good stuff. You have to pay for the good stuff though. My original statement stands. If it costs $22 for a good shovel, you will need to pay $22 to get a good shovel.

The Neo-Cons don't give a damn what you think about the Chinese except to have you blame them for taking the jobs that our government has and continues to reward corporations for shipping over there.