Hi Phillip ; --- Phillip Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have some Chinese buddy engineers born in the U.S. > and I have some Chinese buddy engineers born in > mainland China. I also have some UK buddy engineers > born in the UK and others born in the US; I have > Nicaragua buddy engineers born in US and Nicaraguan > engineers born in Nicaraguan. I can say the same > for > my buddies from Cameroon, Ireland, Ghana, U.K, > Spain, > Argentina, Mexico. Some born here...some there. > Some > of my buddies have a small business. ONe guy is a > PhD > in power engineering and sells transormers to China > and also gets power products from China and sells > them > to the US. They are merchants and simply are > seeking > markets to sell their products (some green some not) > and also looking for ways to reduce cost. The > majority of my buddies don't have any thoughts > saying > "let's wreck the economy" and "war is inevitable". I would agree and just say that the person on the street doesn't want taxes, but we have taxes. People don't want traffic or car accidents, but there is traffic and car accidents. People don't want disease, but there is disease. People don't want to get divorced, but there is divorce. The average Chinese person didn't want to support Pol Pot's murdurous regime in Cambodia, but China supported it. People don't want their sons and daughters dying in Iraq, but they are dying in Iraq. Many times what people want and what is are not the same. > Some countries still have their home-grown goods by > customer choice. For example, when I visited Madrid, > Spain and other parts of Spain it appears most of > the > hard products are made locally because of the > cultural > nuances of Spaniards - Made in Spain - is very > important to the national pride. > > So I think it is a very complex thing. I do think > it > starts with the consumer and our pull and push > effect > on suppliers and manufacturers. We should demand > quality...at a reaonable price. > > Organic foods, range free chicken, family wineries, > soy milk, clothes made at home, shoes made at home, > etc. It is a lost art to be an artisan and truly > self > sufficient. > > That's my two cents. Absolutely right, the consumer gets what they demand. I was in the store the other day at the fresh baked counter. Exipration dates are 3 days after production. A lady was complaining that the bread was only one day over expiration and it was moldy. I promply bought two loaves. The fact that it molded quickly means that they do not load it up with preservatives. This as hidden from her eyes. (I freeze mine). At the local 7-11, there are two isles of junk food, potato chips, snacks, cookies, chocolate, etc. One small shelf for fresh fruits. Nobody complains. The consumer gets what the consumer demands. Sorry out there but my feeling is the average consumer is not capable of intelligent choices after exposure to the mass media. Best Regards, Peter G. Thailand __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
