I wonder why this is?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Task Force

100% true...

Is it just me or is nothing made in the us anymore... (except for on rare ocations.)

Same for the UK, but that's how it happens in a lot of nations. You start in primary industry, farming and the like, then you move into Secondary Industry, heavy industry and production, and then you move into Tertiary industry which is light industry, things like software, and the like.
Regrettably, along the line, companies then find it easier to import primary and secondary industry products from third and second world nations which offer cheaper offers through mass production and have less trade regulations.

[Task Force]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Same for the UK, but that's how it happens in a lot of nations. You start in primary industry, farming and the like, then you move into Secondary Industry, heavy industry and production, and then you move into Tertiary industry which is light industry, things like software, and the like.
Regrettably, along the line, companies then find it easier to import primary and secondary industry products from third and second world nations which offer cheaper offers through mass production and have less trade regulations.

yep, would be nice to actualy own something from the place i live though... other than a plastic cup... lol

I wonder how safe the stuff with Made in China stamped on the bottom is... I believe the have veary little to no work safty/standards...

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Task Force

yep, would be nice to actualy own something from the place i live though... other than a plastic cup... lol

I wonder how safe the stuff with Made in China stamped on the bottom is... I believe the have veary little to no work safty/standards...

Well, that is the gamble you have, there has been a lot of problems with imported Chinese goods, talks of sabotage and the like, plus problems with internal Chinese goods, the baby food scandal of not long ago comes to mind.
However, what it boils down to, going back to Mr John Smith. If he doesn't have a job, then when his Japanese alarm clock conks out, will he buy a cheap Japanese or Chinese clock, or a more expensive one from somewhere in the EU or the US?
People vote with their wallets.

[Task Force]

yea... But overhere stuff from the EU/US is quite hard to find. the stores stock the cheap stuff... and jack up the prices... so that clock that costs 10.99, actualy cost less than half of its origional price to make...
I wounder what would ever happen if the US and China went to war, or china stopped (which would never happen anyway) selling to the US... lol...

[Buddahaid]

It's because we built our high standard of living on cheaper foreign labor. Want to spend $75,000.00 for a low end car? We do make good agricultural products, but on the backs of cheap foreign laborers, and I for one, don't want to make $5-10.00 an hour doing it. Catch-22, eh?

Buddahaid