Yep, we've been a global economy for a long, long time - much longer than the average list member has been around.
The original wheel bearings in my 1959 220S Mercedes were made in Japan. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of archer Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:56 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] why america is finished NOW SEARS (was: pizza,not mercedes) From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Just because something is made in China does not mean it's cheap and there > is a huge difference in quality between Harbor Freight and Sears "made in > China" tools. > And there is more to "made in wherever" than most who complain will ever > be > willing to understand. I "grew up" in telecomm manufacturing as a test, > process and quality Engineer and even back in the 70's, we would out > source > manufacturing to other countries. Most of these assemblies and products > were > too costly, dirty or dangerous to be manufactured here in the States. > > And the same process is still happening today. We hear of manufacturing & > goods moving off shore. But has anyone taken the trouble to look at what > is > really moving to China? It's all of the low cost, labor intensive > manufacturing jobs that no-one wants to do here. > > I remember when the last Lee plant in Tennessee moved - my sister in-law > worked there for 12 years, until they closed. She worked 12 hours / day, 6 > days / week at a base pay of $8.00 / hour. Also, she had no fingernails > left > from handling the blue jean material all day long. Neither did the > co-workers I met. Lee moved, not to save money, but to stay in business. > Market pressures kept their selling price down, they could not afford to > pay > higher wages and they could not attract enough workers to stay in > production > in Tennessee. > Take a hard look at the other extreme - higher tech manufacturing and > you'll > find that jobs are growing in this country. -------------------------------- Back in the 1970s my brother-in-law would never buy anything which wasn't made in USA. He once asked me to fix his Sylvania TV. The power supply, main board, and rf board were all made in foreign countries; Maylasia, Korea, Japan IIRC. I think the crt and case were all that were still made in the US. I never told him. Gerry _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.19/1257 - Release Date: 2/3/2008 5:49 PM _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
