Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

Because Detroit sells outdated equipment, including tooling, to foreign
countries.


"Stephen Cowell" <scowell@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> And Bill... perhaps you'll tell us how the trucks from the
> US are getting to Cuba... that one's got me wondering...
> __

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

The World wage blew past us ten years ago:
http://www.phil.frb.org/files/br/brma98sg.pdf And the stupid people in
this thread still think dollar per dollar the Japanese can build a
better car than Americans.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> While this may have been the norm in the past, it is rapidly becoming
> obsolete thinking. Yes, wages are much less overseas (in Asia especially)
> but costs of living are also much lower as well; the wage/cost of living gap
> in these regions are wider than the West, but the gap is rapidly closing.
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.
>
> In a nutshell, the world business climate is changing, and the next three
> to five generations of Americans are going to be left behind if they aren't
> prepared for it.
>
> Reading suggestion: "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

The World wage blew past us ten years ago:
http://www.phil.frb.org/files/br/brma98sg.pdf And the stupid people in
this thread still think dollar per dollar the Japanese can build a
better car than Americans.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> While this may have been the norm in the past, it is rapidly becoming
> obsolete thinking. Yes, wages are much less overseas (in Asia especially)
> but costs of living are also much lower as well; the wage/cost of living gap
> in these regions are wider than the West, but the gap is rapidly closing.
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.
>
> In a nutshell, the world business climate is changing, and the next three
> to five generations of Americans are going to be left behind if they aren't
> prepared for it.
>
> Reading suggestion: "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

The World wage blew past us ten years ago:
http://www.phil.frb.org/files/br/brma98sg.pdf And the stupid people in
this thread still think dollar per dollar the Japanese can build a
better car than Americans.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> While this may have been the norm in the past, it is rapidly becoming
> obsolete thinking. Yes, wages are much less overseas (in Asia especially)
> but costs of living are also much lower as well; the wage/cost of living gap
> in these regions are wider than the West, but the gap is rapidly closing.
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.
>
> In a nutshell, the world business climate is changing, and the next three
> to five generations of Americans are going to be left behind if they aren't
> prepared for it.
>
> Reading suggestion: "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

The World wage blew past us ten years ago:
http://www.phil.frb.org/files/br/brma98sg.pdf And the stupid people in
this thread still think dollar per dollar the Japanese can build a
better car than Americans.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> While this may have been the norm in the past, it is rapidly becoming
> obsolete thinking. Yes, wages are much less overseas (in Asia especially)
> but costs of living are also much lower as well; the wage/cost of living gap
> in these regions are wider than the West, but the gap is rapidly closing.
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.
>
> In a nutshell, the world business climate is changing, and the next three
> to five generations of Americans are going to be left behind if they aren't
> prepared for it.
>
> Reading suggestion: "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

I've a friend in Thailand who gets paid about 1.50 per hour - she has an MSc
as well.. In the villages, 9 year old children work after school.. That's
why we can buy silk ties for 2 quid there that get sold for 20 quid here..
Sweat shops very much do exist, and you can bet that the imigrants that make
it here are sending the money back home to support their relatives.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:d5CdnRSx89RCcw7fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the
West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

I've a friend in Thailand who gets paid about 1.50 per hour - she has an MSc
as well.. In the villages, 9 year old children work after school.. That's
why we can buy silk ties for 2 quid there that get sold for 20 quid here..
Sweat shops very much do exist, and you can bet that the imigrants that make
it here are sending the money back home to support their relatives.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:d5CdnRSx89RCcw7fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the
West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

I've a friend in Thailand who gets paid about 1.50 per hour - she has an MSc
as well.. In the villages, 9 year old children work after school.. That's
why we can buy silk ties for 2 quid there that get sold for 20 quid here..
Sweat shops very much do exist, and you can bet that the imigrants that make
it here are sending the money back home to support their relatives.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:d5CdnRSx89RCcw7fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the
West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

I've a friend in Thailand who gets paid about 1.50 per hour - she has an MSc
as well.. In the villages, 9 year old children work after school.. That's
why we can buy silk ties for 2 quid there that get sold for 20 quid here..
Sweat shops very much do exist, and you can bet that the imigrants that make
it here are sending the money back home to support their relatives.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:d5CdnRSx89RCcw7fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the
West
> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian plants
> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.

Re: Detroit Vs Japan
 

Where in my post did I say "sweat shops don't exist?" As the standard of
living in these countries grows, you'll see less of them over time.

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:8PUke.39152$G8.29492@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> I've a friend in Thailand who gets paid about 1.50 per hour - she has an
> MSc
> as well.. In the villages, 9 year old children work after school..
> That's
> why we can buy silk ties for 2 quid there that get sold for 20 quid here..
> Sweat shops very much do exist, and you can bet that the imigrants that
> make
> it here are sending the money back home to support their relatives.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:d5CdnRSx89RCcw7fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
>> "Sweat shop" factories really aren't as prevalent as most of us in the
> West
>> think; in the case of automotive manufacturers, most of these Asian
>> plants
>> are as state-of-the-art as any in the West and are staffed by workers who
>> want those jobs because they pay better than anything else around.
>
>