Why don't they manufacture in the US.. it is called greed and no interest in the people who support them..and buy their products.. that is just excuses Allan
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:21 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Manufacturing in the US would have added $40 to the cost of Apple > stuff. My neighbours' youngest (13) has an i-Phone and teases our dog > with its dog whistle app - its main use as far as I can see. > > On Feb 3, 12:51 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apple and its sweatshops? Do you realize most of our exports to China > > has been scrap? Probably the soles on your slippers are recycled > > electric cords. Of course, Apple is so cool- who cares? Tra-la... > > > > On Jan 26, 3:47 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The problem with competing is cheating bastards Don. Even a level > > > playing field is a handicap to those of us who play every week on the > > > side of a wind-blown mud heap on the side of a hill. I think the sods > > > who exported our manufacturing are traitors and about as moral as > > > someone selling whiskey and guns to the Indians. The economics touted > > > by our politicians reminds me of talking to mad people before you > > > realise they are out of it. > > > > > On Jan 24, 1:55 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Me neither Kenny, me neither. Thing about jobs is they don't exist > to keep > > > > us all making money. They exist to provide a service or build a > product. In > > > > the case of the Iphone China gets the jobs of making the product. As > a > > > > direct result of our economic policies it's simply impossible for > the U.S. > > > > to manufacture these nifty devices here in the States. Innovation and > > > > progress would stall if the focus changed from providing services to > > > > keeping alive outdated jobs. We need a regulation revolution in this > > > > country to compete. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. > > > > > > dj > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:19 PM, kenny <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > problem is, is that the people entrusted to see that this, or any > new, > > > > > technology won't negativaly effect us, are probably not oing their > > > > > jobs right, and get paid way too much money which is y they ain't > > > > > doing their jobs right. just a thought. idk much about nething > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 9:57 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > We all claimed to come in Wendy's in days of tales from behind > the > > > > > > bike sheds Kenny. I'm all for technology taking over work - the > > > > > > problem being income distribution. Eye candy is as fictional as > any > > > > > > hologram and no doubt produces sexual diabetes. > > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2:42 am, kenny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > that this i phone holographic technology stuff will whiz up > everywhere > > > > > > > soon. the fast food billboards will soo be images coming up > from a > > > > > > > projector implanted in the ground. changing, moving images. > and hell. > > > > > > > add some speakers too. "come to wendy's" says a voice behind > the > > > > > > > wendy's girl image that you can walk through. i said something > of this > > > > > > > nature to my friend and all he said was something about how > it's gonna > > > > > > > just take our jobs.... i don't need that fancy shit. i'll keep > my job > > > > > > > for a lil bit of eye candy.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- ( ) |_D Allan Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
