What percentage of goods sold at Wal-Mart are made in China? My guess is that a it is a large percentage.

I think wal-mart should include a picture of Chairman Mou, centered between the Wal /and/ Mart on all their signs!

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10 percent of all Chinese exports to America go to Walmart.

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they can change the name to Mao-mart

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Wal-Mart is the American way.

It's equally American to boycott their goods.

If you can afford not to shop there, don't give them your business.

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China's shi#*y products are not all that is delivered to America...every year they have certain very powerful winds which stir up immense clouds of pollutants and toxic dust from their rapidly developing industries into the atmosphere--so large, in fact, that they are visible from space and span the entire Pacific Ocean.

In a few more years these toxic clouds will begin reaching the Western seaboard. China also represents the largest military threat to us, with a standing army at least 10 times larger than our own, a larger air force with basically equal fighters, and the capacity to conscript incalculably more manpower.

And with almost our entire military deployed overseas, they could waltz right in.

China sucks.

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... or ...

the Great WallMart of China ...

I remember when Walmart boasted of it's American made product inventory. That was when Sam was still at the helm. Now the bean counters are in charge......actually, we are in charge, aren't we?

Yep, its our cheap asses that drool over $1 dish towels and $18 coffee tables. We get what we pay for, in so many ways.

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Haven't you figured it out . . . they have shared goals . . . world domination.

No, we are in charge. We told Wal*Mart what to buy and sell to us. If we were willing to spend more money buying US products, you can bet Wal*Mart would sell them.

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Has anyone considered the idea that the reason that we buy stuff from China is because they make it cheaper and are better at it than we are? If I send $100 to china for a set of clothes which is the most amount of clothes that I can get for $100 and the guy making the clothes sends me back $100 dollars for accounting services which is the most/best amount of accounting services for $100 we are both better off than me making my own clothes and him doing his own accounting. The fact that joe is up the road making half the clothes for twice the cost shouldn't dissuade me from getting the best deal. Joe can find something that he is better at or where his services are more needed. Now I realize that with a lot of developing countries you might be protesting the country itself but from a purely economic view you are better off with competition.

In a perfectly competitive and open market each country would produce that which they are most efficient or capable of producing which would make everyone richer. The question is what is it in the good ol USA of A that we produce more efficiently than any other country? Cheap plastic widgets or stuff requiring large amounts of unskilled labor are not one of those things apparently.

green plastic/rubber bracelets at 7-11 that say "support our troops" on it. When I looked on the inside of it, it is stamped "made in China".

I didn't realize that some of the money I paid was going to support the Chinese troops.

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green plastic/rubber bracelets at 7-11 that say "support our troops" on it. When I looked on the inside of it, it is stamped "made in China".

I didn't realize that some of the money I paid was going to support the Chinese troops.
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This thread brings to the table just the tip of a larger ice berg below. I mention Wal-Mart, but it doesn't begin, or stop there, it's US industry wide, or what is left of it! I'm trying to understand where our current economic infrastructure is, and where it is taking us. China dominates!

To reflect a bit on middle class Americans, those who are falling victim to job competition whereby jobs that used to pay enough to pay the bills, maybe struggle to put a kid into collage, or own a family home, are going by the wayside, and fast! There are many foreigners coming to this country willing to work for lower wages where industry is all to willing to pay less for labor. There are two sides to this country, those who are selling the rest short, and those who prosper on selling us short. Not everybody can afford to by stock and invest, but for those who have it's been a winfall!

Made in China printed on the back of a bracelet that reads "Support our Troups" says it all, in the end anyway!

Anyone remember this fiasco?

Army berets won't be made in China


May 2, 2001


From Chris Plante
CNN National Security Producer

WASHINGTON -- A flap over the Army's plan to buy more than 600,000 black berets with "made in China" labels has been put to rest by the Pentagon's number two civilian leader.

"U.S. troops shall not wear berets made in China, or berets made with Chinese content" - Pentagon statement (Read the complete statement - requires Adobe Acrobat)

Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz Tuesday said the berets won't be made in Communist China. The announcement drove a stake through the heart of a plan by Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki to distribute 1.4 million black berets to soldiers by June 14, which is the Army's birthday.

"The Army Chief of Staff has determined that U.S. troops shall not wear berets made in China, or berets made with Chinese content," the statement says.

"I direct the Army and the Defense Logistics Agency to take appropriate action to recall previously distributed berets and dispose of the stock" already purchased, Wolfowitz statement said.

The blunt death blow to the controversial decision to buy the Chinese-made berets will lay to rest a sore point with conservatives in Congress.

Soldiers will still wear the black berets, which were until now the exclusive domain of the Army's elite Ranger units, but berets made in Communist China will be excluded from the purchasing program.

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I doubt you know anything about the WalMart culture or what it stands for. They are the largest corporate charitable giver and they encourage all of their employees to donate their time. Having worked with several stores, as well as a few of the corporate execs. I have learned that they are a very family oriented business in the way they run their stores, treat their staff, and help their communities.

WalMart donates $5000 a second to charity.

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