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  • 7/12/12
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  • 7/13/12
Funny twist. It is just not the kind of jobs and production that will promote economic growth in America. And you as a consumer would have to pay much much more for apparel manufactured in the US (to minimum wage) leaving you with less to spend on goods that actually should be manufactured in America. Vicicous cycle.
Edited 7/13/12   by  oceangal (oceangal1)
  • 7/13/12
That's a good one..."nowhere to go, nothing to do, nothing to say, and ALL DAY LONG TO DO SO"...I'd be surprised if I've contributed more than a dozen or so posts in the past 2 or 3 weeks, so I guess you're referring to some of your kindred spirits who actually are here all day every day. I can see where someone with thousands and thousands of posts here (one with well over 16,000) really does have nowhere to go, nothing to do, etc., etc.
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  • 7/13/12

GE is Moving from Wisconsin .  Keep your eye on Waukesha , Wisconsin ......Their biggest employer just moved out.  General Electric is planning to move its 115-year-old X-ray division from Waukesha , Wis. , to Beijing .  In addition to moving the headquarters,the company will invest $2 billion in China and train more than 65 engineers and create six research centers.

 

This is the same GE that made $5.1 billion in the United States last year, but paid no taxes - the same company that employs more people overseas than it does in the United States .

 

So let me get this straight.  President Obama appointed GE Chairman Jeff Immelt to head his commission on job creation (job czar).  Immelt is supposed to help create jobs.  I guess the President forgot to tell him in which country he was supposed to be creating those jobs.  Thanks Jeff, you're a "real" American...
  • 7/13/12

Let's not confuse apparel production (which is at the very bottom of the scale in terms of technology) with that of X-ray equipment. Also, let's not confuse the role of a CEO (to make money) with that of policy brain-storming on what is needed to jumpstart an economy.

But it is still a good example. It's not either the US or China. It's about doing both in order to remain competitive. The move to China and other overseas locations is about making money. It, in turn, is what allows GE to invest in future technologies at home, such as solar technology. GE has invested enormous amounts in an R&D facility in upstate NY which is simply the best there is and also has plans to build the largest solar panel factory of its kind right here at home. If GE loses the competitiveness gained from overseas operations, they would not be able to create any US jobs whatsoever.

  • 7/14/12

n There was a big outcry about Lauren having the uniforms for our Olympics team made in China.... Just read online that Lauren has now stated he will have the uniforms for the 2014 Winter Olympics made in the USA

  • 7/14/12

Such a move by RL would be because of symbolism only -- and realizing most people aren't economists. It does not make business sense and I assume RL would subsidize the collection (not charge consumers the true cost) just for the PR of carrying an Olympic line. On a larger scale, it would be bad not just for RL but most certainly for the United States. Again, it is not the kind of production that the US should be investing in for the future. 

Edited 7/14/12   by  oceangal (oceangal1)
Edited 7/14/12   by  oceangal (oceangal1)
  • 7/14/12

Forget about where they were made, look at how stupid they look with some kind of TURBAN for hats.  What is wrong with our Olympic committee.

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 US Olympic uniforms
  • 7/14/12

looks spiffy to me. It's called a beret and goes much better with a uniform than do sport caps or cowboy hats. I'd say the Olympic Committe is sophisticated.

And Tiger likes Berets (of the Green kind).

 

Edited 7/14/12   by  oceangal (oceangal1)