Why I love America

Takeda Shingen · 11-13-10, 01:27 PM

I know that this is off topic, but I love America because I can buy whiskey on Sundays.

Back to topic.

CCIP · 11-13-10, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I know that this is off topic, but I love America because I can buy whiskey on Sundays.

Back to topic.

I'm not american, but I sure do love the cheap booze you guys have (comparatively to Canada). Can't wait for my vacation in December

AdeptCharge · 11-13-10, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

I'm not american, but I sure do love the cheap booze you guys have (comparatively to Canada).

Ahem -The cheap or cheapest, (and I am assuming by using a coloquial term as booze, you mean alcohol beverage) is not necessarily the one requiring the nominal fiscal outlay on your behalf, moreover due to the varying nature of trade discounts and profit margins , the cheapest product when purchased wholesale is not ipso-facto the least expensive when retailed to the public.

Platapus · 11-13-10, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I know that this is off topic, but I love America because I can buy whiskey on Sundays.

Back to topic.

Then you only love parts of America. There are still places where you can't buy alcohol on Sunday.

tater · 11-13-10, 02:34 PM

Wow, you're Pat Buchanan?

I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you bathe

Takeda Shingen · 11-13-10, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Wow, you're Pat Buchanan?

No, but I happen to agree with his stance on the matter, which makes me, in your own words, a moron like Pat Buchanan. Pro tanto.

tater · 11-13-10, 02:56 PM

He might be right on things here and there, but he's none the less an idiot. I don't bother following the economic theories of holocaust deniers. Yep, poisoning the well, but guess what, there are others who are not idiots who can likely articulate an anti-globalization mindset better than he can, anyway.

If he's the best spokesperson for that POV, the POV must be pretty devoid of merit.

tater · 11-13-10, 03:05 PM

I should add that while I do buy stuff made in China, I try hard to buy local goods whenever I can. My kitchen... local cabinet maker (not local installer, but the stuff started as wood in his shop). Tiles? Local artist. New skylights? Entirely made here in NM. Ditto will be my replacement windows (have to do that soon, ugh). Oh, I'm plastering walls now myself. americanclay.com (here in ABQ). Heck, I'm not even looking at Volvos since China bought them from Ford.

The reality is that I think the arguments against it are simplistic, and wrong. Can trade be improved? Sure. I'd need to see counter-arguments, but I could see setting up US tariffs to be reciprocal (we'll tax your imports exactly as you tax ours).

Sailor Steve · 11-13-10, 08:49 PM

I'm not sure how I feel about the question of globalization. Here in America there is a large liberal trendiness to hate Wal-Mart. The main reason given is that they "buy a lot of stuff from China". Yet when I look at packaging I see that most televisions you can buy today say "Made in China" on the package. Just recently someone touted Philips Electronics as a shining example of home-grown business (in this case from The Netherlands). But guess what? "Made in China". Also look at the box a PS3 comes in: "May be made in Japan, Korea, Malaysia or China".

I looked at a couple different websites and found differing definitions of the term "Globalization", and I'm not sure who here is arguing for which term. It's like "Multiculturalism". The term gets a bad rap, but I like Italian, Mexican and Japanese food equally. I guess I'm just to dim to understand.

11-13-10, 08:49 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm not sure how I feel about the question of globalization. Here in America there is a large liberal trendiness to hate Wal-Mart. The main reason given is that they "buy a lot of stuff from China". Yet when I look at packaging I see that most televisions you can buy today say "Made in China" on the package. Just recently someone touted Philips Electronics as a shining example of home-grown business (in this case from The Netherlands). But guess what? "Made in China". Also look at the box a PS3 comes in: "May be made in Japan, Korea, Malaysia or China". I looked at a couple different websites and found differing definitions of the term "Globalization", and I'm not sure who here is arguing for which term. It's like "Multiculturalism". The term gets a bad rap, but I like Italian, Mexican and Japanese food equally. I guess I'm just to dim to understand. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-13-10, 01:27 PM	#1
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I know that this is off topic, but I love America because I can buy whiskey on Sundays. Back to topic.

11-13-10, 02:34 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Wow, you're Pat Buchanan? I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you bathe

11-13-10, 02:56 PM	#7
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	He might be right on things here and there, but he's none the less an idiot. I don't bother following the economic theories of holocaust deniers. Yep, poisoning the well, but guess what, there are others who are not idiots who can likely articulate an anti-globalization mindset better than he can, anyway. If he's the best spokesperson for that POV, the POV must be pretty devoid of merit.

11-13-10, 03:05 PM	#8
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I should add that while I do buy stuff made in China, I try hard to buy local goods whenever I can. My kitchen... local cabinet maker (not local installer, but the stuff started as wood in his shop). Tiles? Local artist. New skylights? Entirely made here in NM. Ditto will be my replacement windows (have to do that soon, ugh). Oh, I'm plastering walls now myself. americanclay.com (here in ABQ). Heck, I'm not even looking at Volvos since China bought them from Ford. The reality is that I think the arguments against it are simplistic, and wrong. Can trade be improved? Sure. I'd need to see counter-arguments, but I could see setting up US tariffs to be reciprocal (we'll tax your imports exactly as you tax ours).