On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 09:30:11PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> I would make the following changes:
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> >How do you think the European ban of non-Metric units will effect your
> >constituents:
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> How do you think the 2009 European ban of non-Metric units will
> effect your constituents:
It's 2010-01-01 isn't it?
Were you thinking that adding the year enforces the fact that it's
impending or something else?
> >[ ] We should stop using the Metric system at all
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> [ ] We should stop using the Metric system all together.
Agreed.
> You might also want to put in questions about how the current ban on
> non-metric units by our Pacific rim trading partners (Australia, NZ,
> Japan, and South Korea) affects constituents and the USA as a whole.
Perhaps better to change the European question to have an option of:
[ ] Minimally, they already trade with Asia-Pacific countries that ban
non-metric units.
Optionally:
Do you think that other countries bans on non-metric units effect the US
economy (for example, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and soon to be South
Korea and Europe)?
[ ] Yes, we should change to metric to remain competitive
[ ] No, it's not a competitive advantage
[ ] No, they should allow US customary units
[ ] Not sure
Further comments:
> You might want to put in questions that ask the reader to consider
> the impact of trying to compete with the emerging (metric) economies
> of China and India.
Perhaps changing the customary units question to:
Do you believe retaining US customary units damages the US economy?
[ ] Yes, it's making it difficult to compete with metric countries like
China and India
[ ] Yes, there's a lot of waste because of mistakes and conversions
[ ] No, it's not a competitive advantage
[ ] No, it costs more to change than we gain
[ ] Not sure
Further comments:
Optionally:
All emerging economies (especially China and India) use metric
exclusively. How much do you think this effects the trade
competitiveness of the USA with those countries:
[ ] A lot, it helps to make foreign products cheaper
[ ] A lot, it helps to make foreign products appeal to a wider audience
[ ] Some, it's only a small advantage
[ ] Some, US companies have to produce separately for use in the USA and
the rest of the world
[ ] Minimally, the US already produces most of it's export goods in
metric
[ ] Minimally, it's not an advantage
Further comments:
Generally, I think it's better to keep the number of questions small and
refine them, but I'd like to hear others opinions as to whether it's
better to have more and more specific questions or fewer questions that
have more content in them (basically; more and simple vs fewer and more
complex).
Thanks,
Paul
