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Old 03-23-2005, 10:34 AM   #1
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Does anyone find this ironic?

That they Chinese have this problem but they are allowed to dump cheap products etc and trade cheap goods with the US....and Penn is moving manufacturing over there?

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/...&w=APO&coview=
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Old 03-23-2005, 10:41 AM   #2
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Im not surprised at all that Penn is moving it's production over Sea's.
It's all about the almighty dollar!That's the bottom line.
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Old 03-23-2005, 05:04 PM   #3
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This "migration" issue drives me nuts.Yep, it's about the almighty dollar but it's pretty shortsighted IMO.First of all, China has serious problems with lousy roads, docks,electrical system - some of the new migrated western manufacturers have to shut down some days because they don't have the power! And it's a communist country - you don't even own the land that you're building your billion dollar plant on, they could throw your arse out someday.
But, WTF is our government and corporate bigwigs thinking? Without a manufacturing base HERE - it all collapses.America and the rest of the western world are the biggest consumers of these cheap goods.
So, Billybob's factory closes and he's out of a job - he doesn't buy anymore Big Macs, he can't even go to the doctor cause he can't afford it, he certainly isn't gonna buy a Penn reel, or a Plasma TV. So now, this wonderful service economy collapses cuz there's noone who can afford to be served.
So who's gonna buy all this great, neat, hi-tech, made in a brand new Chinese plant crap? Well, lets see - who's working, oh yeah the Chinese and there's billions of em! Oops - wait a minute, they only make .25 friggen yuans an hour they don't even have drinking water -they're not buying any ipods today .
So it all collapses, the very same corporate genius' who chased the cheap labor fired their customers in the process.But, it worked long enough for them.

Pisses me off.
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Old 03-23-2005, 06:55 PM   #4
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I talked to the Penn rep at the MSBA show and asked him about the subject. He just looked at my sneakers and asked "where do you think those were made?"


I just walked away.

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Old 03-23-2005, 07:37 PM   #5
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What I always found to be ironic are the American flag pins with "MADE IN CHINA" stamped on the back

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