John Smith started the day early having set his
Alarm clock

(MADE IN JAPAN ) for 6am.

While his coffeepot

(MADE IN CHINA )

Was perking, he shaved with his

Electric razor

(MADE IN HONG KONG ).

He put on a

Dress shirt

(MADE IN SRI LANKA ),


Designer jeans

(MADE IN SINGAPORE )

And
Tennis shoes

(MADE IN KOREA )

After cooking his breakfast in his new

Electric skillet

(MADE IN INDIA )


He sat down with his

Calculator

(MADE IN MEXICO )

To see how much he could spend today. After setting his

Watch

(MADE IN TAIWAN )

To the radio

(MADE IN INDIA )

He got in his car

(MADE IN GERMANY )

Filled it with GAS

(from Saudi Arabia )

And continued his search


For a good paying AMERICAN JOB.

At the end

Of yet another discouraging

And fruitless day

Checking his

Computer

(Made In Malaysia ),

John decided to relax for a while.

He put on his sandals


(MADE IN BRAZIL )

Poured himself a glass of

Wine

(MADE IN FRANCE )


And turned on his

TV

(MADE IN INDONESIA ),

And then wondered

Why he can't find

A good paying job

In AMERICA ..

Computer, thats made in China.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Software probably outsourced and written in Malaysia...

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

...and the turnpike he travelled on was just leased to a Spanish Company for 75 yrs and the water he used is owned by a French company and ...

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor

Its GLOBAL.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Here's a new one:

I was dropping a duece at work today when I noticed the label on my uniform pants says "Made in Kenya".

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

The Jeans I bought at the mall a few weeks ago, were made in Swaziland, of all places.

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein


09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Everytime I read one of these threads I'm so glad that I am an International Business Management major. Maybe when I get out next year I'll go work for Pepsi in Ireland, or Sikorsky in Poland...

Why fight it when you can make money off it? Swim against a rip tide and you drown.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Exactly the mentality that got us into the mess we're in today. This countries economy will probably collapse within 5 years because of it.

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Question Authority before it Questions you.

http://www.amazon.com/Zildjian-Cymbals-RGM-Watches/dp/B002J93W9G/ref=pd_vodsm_B002J93W9G

Exactly, you can either sit around and whine about the "good old days" or you can get off your butt and figure out how to get ahead of the curve and cash in.

Problem is that it takes effort and a problem. This is why we had the bailouts. Because people didn't want to have the problems or put forth the effort. Without the problem, nothing will be prompted to move. I believe it is all about inertia. Every body remains in a state of rest or uniform motion (constant velocity) unless it is acted upon by an external unbalanced force. This means that in the absence of a non-zero net force the center of mass of a body either remains at rest, or moves at a constant speed in a straight line.

Had the banks and the auto companies closed, there would be problems. When the dust settled, we would either emerge stronger or die out. Nobody wanted to risk that so they wanted to continue as they were, hoping the rest of the would would be placed in stasis.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Eventually pay will go up as these developing countries devoted to manufacturing have increased standards of living. Its already happening in China.

If American workers didn't choose to become less productive and ridiculously expensive via union collective bargaining alot of folks would still have their jobs. One of the larger aircraft manufacturing union in Wichita rejected a contract with Beechcraft calling for a 10% pay cut, and for them to chip in a but more with healthcare. For relatively low skill work they go from making $27 an hour to $24. Basically 55k a year vs 50k. Considering their sales are down 23% and they're operating at a huge loss its not a massive concession. Other states have stepped up offering huge incentives for these 1000s of jobs to move, but they still voted no. 800 of those jobs are going to Mexico now, with the rest uncertain; if they said yes they would have had a contract for the next 7 years. Estimates are if all these jobs are transfered the local economy would take a 5% + dip.
They'll be on unemployment for next year, followed by an exciting career at Walmart.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Eventually the pay will go up in China but that is then. Can we tough it out till then? But lets say we can, are we sure there won't be a China II to come along? What about a China III?

As Craig said, why not try to cash in on the NEXT big thing instead of trying to keep the old one alive? I know it worked yesterday but this is today. If you want to stay ahead of the curve, figure out what the next point tomorrow is.

This is generally what I see wrong with the bailouts. It keeps the dead stuff alive. Kinda like Terry Schiavo. By doing so, you are putting the problem on life support and not allowing more promising stuff to come up. By giving us a fish every day, you are making a dis-incentive for us to learn how to fish.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

I did, half the of the people I sell houses to were not born in this country.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200