Wal Mart is 70% Chinese?

ONCE DEVIDED

Jason P wrote:

The only way to solve the problem is to increase tariffs.

Asia has cheaper labor, less regulations, and most of the assembly and manufacturing of electronic goods.

Don't blame Walmart. They sell the same stuff that every other major chain sells.

Tarriffs will only impose tarriffs on US goods going into china
My company exports directly into china.
If Tarriffs were put up or increased China would respond in kind raising theirs
China is the most populous country in the world. the buying Power of Chinese consumer will only grow
OIf china only build and sell low end items . wel chinese people themselves know that their goods are in many ways inferior to ours
so we focus on high end quality goods . we sell those to the consuming public in china.
as I said My company exports a lot into china. Im in charge of our busiest exporting warehouses . So I know what im talking about

haffajappa

Godfather. wrote:

know1 wrote:

I say more power to he Chinese and I'm against any tariffs. If someone can do it better and cheaper, then let them do it. That's what drives progress.

And by the way - the U.S. is still the top manufacturer in the world.

in general does cheaper mean better ?

Godfather.

yes, if it means I can save 2 dollars so someone can work 18 hours a day at 2 cents an hour at a factory which has absolutely no environmental regulations........ then apparently it does mean better. :?

Cosmo

Something about, 'Made In China'... gotta admit... they do good work.
Example... compare the 'Made In China' bicycles with the 'Hecho En Mexico' bikes. Similar in price... but, check out the frame welds and the finish. Nice work. To get a similar bike made in the U.S... you'd probably pay at least twice the price. A similar (parts/components) 300 dollar bike from China is closer to 700. If you can afford it... go for it. But, realistically, most of us can't.
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But, I still don't like the way they try to poison my cat.

know1

haffajappa wrote:

Godfather. wrote:

know1 wrote:

I say more power to he Chinese and I'm against any tariffs. If someone can do it better and cheaper, then let them do it. That's what drives progress.

And by the way - the U.S. is still the top manufacturer in the world.

in general does cheaper mean better ?

Godfather.

yes, if it means I can save 2 dollars so someone can work 18 hours a day at 2 cents an hour at a factory which has absolutely no environmental regulations........ then apparently it does mean better. :?

Perhaps before Wal-Mart came along to purchase their goods, they were working for 1 cent an hour or perhaps eating dirt and dying of starvation. It's all relative.

unsung

Right, some people's hell is another's heaven.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 750226.htm

Moonpig

Godfather. wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

Godfather. wrote:

Cosmo did you miss the op ? and by the way I will not challenge your knowledge on this

Godfather.

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I am just tryin to point out that it is harder and harder to find things that are truely, 'Made In The U.S.A.'. The Chevy and Ford nameplates may harken back to the olden days... but, the parts and sub-assemblies are pretty much manufactured elsewhere.
Also... what a lot of U.S. companies do is retain the name... Radio Corporation of America (RCA), for example... there isn't one of its electronics products made here. Yet, I am sure there are people who will buy an RCA product over a Sony or Samsung, thinking they are supporting American workers. They are... in a sense... I suppose. RCA executives and managers, distribution and clerical... those people are being supported.

My gripe is the way business in done between the the US and other countries, the US gives tax breaks and other great deals to over seas company's to do business here or sell their products here and other countries their imports are limited especially for autos and trucks, and the deals with out sourcing is bad also just at the plant I work at alone over 100 people have been laid off because their jobs were out sourced.

Godfather.

As long as Americans want cheap crap, jobs will be outsourced - way of the world. Now if your co workers were willing to do the job at the same rate of the outsourcing company and they were still layed off then yeah, that would suck. This is the capitialist society that you are so quick to defend in action.

unsung

Cosmo wrote:

But, I still don't like the way they try to poison my cat.

ON EDIT: This was not meant to trivialize your cat's health. This was meant to show the much larger picture.

Your cat?

What about the lead in children's toys that have been recalled by the tens of millions?
http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp

Need Chinese drywall?
http://hubpages.com/hub/Critical-Inform ... ock-Recall

Need a cellphone battery?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/busin ... 12543.html

What about the cadmium in jewelry?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/1 ... 21484.html

What about the blood-thinning drug that killed dozens of people?
http://www.heparin-legal.com/tag/blood-thinner/

What about the blankets with formaldehyde?
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/0 ... ecall.html

What about the toothpastes containing DEG?
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/ ... 108927.htm


Yeah, I can do without that in my life. I will gladly pay more for US made goods.

But for those of you that will gladly sacrifice your family's safety to save a buck.
http://www.made-in-china.com/

Moonpig

unsung wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

But, I still don't like the way they try to poison my cat.

ON EDIT: This was not meant to trivialize your cat's health. This was meant to show the much larger picture.

Your cat?

What about the lead in children's toys that have been recalled by the tens of millions?
http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp

Need Chinese drywall?
http://hubpages.com/hub/Critical-Inform ... ock-Recall

Need a cellphone battery?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/busin ... 12543.html

What about the cadmium in jewelry?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/1 ... 21484.html

What about the blood-thinning drug that killed dozens of people?
http://www.heparin-legal.com/tag/blood-thinner/

What about the blankets with formaldehyde?
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/0 ... ecall.html

What about the toothpastes containing DEG?
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/ ... 108927.htm


Yeah, I can do without that in my life. I will gladly pay more for US made goods.

But for those of you that will gladly sacrifice your family's safety to save a buck.
http://www.made-in-china.com/

Holy over-reaction Batman, buy American if you want to - I want value for money, and I could give a monkey's testicle where in the world that may come from. Fact is buying American may mean more expensive for a potential sub par product.

unsung

I'll take my chances, my health is worth more than a few dollars.

Cosmo

unsung wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

But, I still don't like the way they try to poison my cat.

ON EDIT: This was not meant to trivialize your cat's health. This was meant to show the much larger picture.

Your cat?

What about the lead in children's toys that have been recalled by the tens of millions?
http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp

Need Chinese drywall?
http://hubpages.com/hub/Critical-Inform ... ock-Recall

Need a cellphone battery?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/busin ... 12543.html

What about the cadmium in jewelry?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/1 ... 21484.html

What about the blood-thinning drug that killed dozens of people?
http://www.heparin-legal.com/tag/blood-thinner/

What about the blankets with formaldehyde?
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/0 ... ecall.html

What about the toothpastes containing DEG?
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/ ... 108927.htm


Yeah, I can do without that in my life. I will gladly pay more for US made goods.

But for those of you that will gladly sacrifice your family's safety to save a buck.
http://www.made-in-china.com/

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You understand... it (the cat comment) meant to be a joke... right?

Cosmo

unsung wrote:

I'll take my chances, my health is worth more than a few dollars.

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Okay, Man. We get it... you want your red, white and blue shirt to be made in the U.S.A.
Well, guess what? It is the precious market capitalism that American Conservatives worship that has delivered us this fate. Don't blame the buyers... blame the ones who cut the prices lower and lower and drove the jobs overseas... the American manufacturers.
You can try buying your sheetrock made in the U.S.A... good luck finding it.
My guess is that you are just like the rest of us and have a house full of stuff the was Made in China, not by our choice, but just because that's the way it has become... check the tags on the clothing of your kid's backs.