China 'to overtake US on science' in two years

Platapus · 03-30-11, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Heh, yeah i can see it now. Some years hence, someone in china is going to be saying, "Cheap American knock off!"

Cheap only in quality, expensive in price.

Ducimus · 03-30-11, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Cheap only in quality, expensive in price.

As painful as it is to admit, your right. We have some serious social issues with the current generation. Things i was raised to believe such as:

-Do it right or don't do it at all.
-Your job isn't done tell you clean up
-Always do your best, even if its crappy work because its your name and reputation behind what gets done.

Things like that, are disturbingly absent it seems. I hear about it first hand. My father, ex steelworker union man, worked his way up to company foreman. So he's on the other end of the union line now. He's traded in his blue jeans and steeltoe boots, for kahki pants and loafers. The level of craftsmanship he and his coworkers possessed when on the union side, and the level of craftsmanship that is currently on the union side of the line, are very very different, and for the worse.

Platapus · 03-30-11, 07:35 PM

There was a time when "made in America" resulting in having confidence in the product. Not any more.

When I read "made in America", unfortunately I immediately think that I paid too much and start getting worried about the quality.

It saddens me to think like this, but I am honest here.

Recently I was in the market for a new car. Coming from a Prius, I wanted to look at the newer technology cars.

Chevy Volt looked interesting. But I had some hesitation. To to be perfectly honest, I would have felt a lot better if it were a Toyota Volt or a Honda Volt.

I know I should not think that way, but I do.

Ducimus · 03-30-11, 07:45 PM

I've become a Ford fan myself. I used to like chevy, but after owning my 2003 ford ranger, im quickly turning into a ford fan. There's things they did in the design of that truck i really like. Oh... wait, you were talking about hybrids.

I wonder what truck fans like myself will do, when gas will be too expensive to even run a 4 banger. Hybrid pickup? I cant quite see it.

As made in USA goes, i started looking around my home. Turns out, some items ive had for years and years, i bought at a BX when on active duty. All of them, are made in the USA, and all of them made years ago. From my lunchbox, to my cloths hamper. Do they make them like that now? Where they last years and years? I doubt it.

gimpy117 · 03-30-11, 08:19 PM

well duh their country is advancing...were busy providing them all of our jobs!

Blood_splat · 03-31-11, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

well duh their country is advancing...were busy providing them all of our jobs!

Hey trickle down economics works.

Gerald · 03-31-11, 01:32 PM

It is still not too late, let the wheels roll...

03-30-11, 07:35 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,391 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There was a time when "made in America" resulting in having confidence in the product. Not any more. When I read "made in America", unfortunately I immediately think that I paid too much and start getting worried about the quality. It saddens me to think like this, but I am honest here. Recently I was in the market for a new car. Coming from a Prius, I wanted to look at the newer technology cars. Chevy Volt looked interesting. But I had some hesitation. To to be perfectly honest, I would have felt a lot better if it were a Toyota Volt or a Honda Volt. I know I should not think that way, but I do. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	well duh their country is advancing...were busy providing them all of our jobs! __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	It is still not too late, let the wheels roll... __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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03-30-11, 07:45 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I've become a Ford fan myself. I used to like chevy, but after owning my 2003 ford ranger, im quickly turning into a ford fan. There's things they did in the design of that truck i really like. Oh... wait, you were talking about hybrids. I wonder what truck fans like myself will do, when gas will be too expensive to even run a 4 banger. Hybrid pickup? I cant quite see it. As made in USA goes, i started looking around my home. Turns out, some items ive had for years and years, i bought at a BX when on active duty. All of them, are made in the USA, and all of them made years ago. From my lunchbox, to my cloths hamper. Do they make them like that now? Where they last years and years? I doubt it.