There are many PhD's in economics, some with Nobel Prizes, that agree minimum
wage laws and unemployment benefits drive up the cost of production. This
is so easy to see that it is amazing anyone would think differently. If
minimum wage laws do not create unemployment, why not raise it to $100 per
At the risk of being "just another university person" weighing in on this, I
agree with David's points.
Jimmy Buffet said it well ... "The gods' honest truth is, it's not that simple"
... and that applies when it comes to free market economics and lots of other
things. Governments, laws, and po
So far as I know, there is no political quid pro quo for decisions on what
products can be imported into the US or exported to other countries, and
scientific concerns about importation of pests are given serious consideration.
Nevertheless, Bill’s suggestion about trading apples for flip-flops
As long as China holds 15% or more of the US dept, the govt can't really
tell China anything. I don't like importing anything that would harm
American production(furniture, steel, etc.).
A good businessman will diversify and change to stay ahead of the curve.
A poor decision would be to keep pla
The only Western country without a minimum wage is Switzerland. The
unemployment rate there is 3%. A huge problem here in the US is that we pay
people not to work (unemployment checks) and have a minimum wage. If the
growers in China were forced to pay our wage rates, then there would be
little pro
Well said Peter. Yet enforcement of practices requires transparency,
regulatory monitoring and political will that are all lacking with respect
to the US' premier competitor for prominence on the world stage as well as
our second largest creditor (second only to the Federal Reserve Bank I
think?).
China is the world’s largest consumer of fruits and vegetables, with a growing
appetite for high-quality produce. China is also an expanding import market
(mostly fresh fruits and, to a lesser extent, processed products). The value of
China’s produce imports increased sevenfold between 1992 and
There is a lot of labor involved with the production of apples. For US
growers to be competitive, this implies that the price of labor will have
to fall here in the US or the cost of labor in China will need to rise.
(not likely) Another factor is the cost of fumigation.(?) Shipping is not a
real f
For more information, see the article on the Good Fruit Grower Web site:
http://www.goodfruit.com/usda-issues-rule-to-allow-imports-of-apples-from-china/
On Aug 15, 2014, at 8:13 AM, dmnor...@royaloakfarmorchard.com wrote:
> When the demand for apples in the United States is greater than the su
To me it just seems strange that we would allow importing apples from any
country when we depend on exports ourselves to market the excess amount of
fruit we produce.
Maybe I'm just looking at it with too much common sense.
Then again many times in trade agreements allowing an import of a product
When the demand for apples in the United States is greater than the supply
available in the United States, then I have no problem with imports from China
or elsewhere..as long as we have a knowledge of how the fruit is grown and
how pest control is administered. But I cannot see importing f
Speaking as an apple consumer, I have concerns about China driving down price,
and therefore quality, of U.S. grown fruit. But I tend to avoid food and
children's toys that come out of China.
(Like everyone else, most of my clothes and electronics have Chinese
components. And I've had no proble
I'm curious on what the group thinks about this proposed amendment to
the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Regulation which will allow the import of
apples into the U.S. from China.
I don't want this to become a "All things from China are bad." thread.
But I can see both negative and positive possibi
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