Young Americans Going to China for Jobs
BEIJING - When the best job Mikala Reasbeck could find after college in Boston was counting pills part-time in a drugstore for $7 an hour, she took the drastic step of jumping on a plane to Beijing in...
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Asians living in the US do seem to stay pretty much to themselves. Certainly, they have what seems to be a stronger drive toward education and success, which may be the reason why one doesn't see many...
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Some people want cheap goods but not all. Please don't put us all in the same basket Inspector. There is a huge movement that do not want cheap.Many want less. Many want to return to existing on less....
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the chinese communist government has murdered more people then any regime in history.
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inspectormorose wrote: Its simply about moving on. The cold war achieved nothing, engagement with China, Russia etc is the only way forward. And its working. What would you have governments do...
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we should never do business with a communist government that has commited more atrocities then any government in history. it's all about greediness though.
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Thanks for your detailed and thoughtful insights Bob. Invaluable as always. I guess you'd also be against doing business with Germany then given in absolute terms more people died as a result of WW2...
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Love the avatar! Our future President as Bob says.
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What the Inspector fails to grasp Bob is the concept of Live Free or Die. Something that hasn't quite filtered into the Chinese psyche. It probably never will. Ah, well..... Someone has to bring...
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inspectormorose wrote: This is a difficult one. China's envioronmental situation is indeed dire, but that was true of European countries and North America when they went through their own industrial...
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Your feelings came through crystal clear on that one, Lillian. :-) Dave
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Lillian 'toxic' is everywhere - with 6 billion people on earth and the population numbers rising we can expect more toxic waste in future. How do we stop it? I dunno. I only feel we need to go back to...
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Lillian wrote: It's becoming more and more difficult for the North American consumer to avoid purchasing goods made in China, and I admit it's not something I consciously avoid doing, other than...
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We don't do anything to encourage manufacturing centers. We could do it if we tried. We need to do it. China is at a huge disadvantage in terms of shipping costs, high-tech infrastructure, education...
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Ronnald wrote: Lillian wrote: It's becoming more and more difficult for the North American consumer to avoid purchasing goods made in China, and I admit it's not something I consciously avoid doing,...
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I will disagree with Jim. China will soon be taking the lead in manufacturing basics, such metals, textiles and computers. And frankly, they can go ahead and take the lead there. But the US will...
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echoing both Jim and Lillian, about more goods being manufactured at home. Does anyone remember years ago when there were apprenticeships? Young men and women were taught a skill for around 5 years...
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