I just don't understand how Bush is letting China get away with so much (Clinton did also).
Their main military doctrine is to destroy us. They subsidize their steel industry so they sell steel dirt cheap and we can't compete (and the Japanese are having troubles competing). Neo-Con Capitalists believe that to be okay, yet when one becomes reliant on another country that country (the US) becomes more or less weaker and subject to the other's contol, politically and economically (since both have become very intertwined).
Again, yes China may offer lower wages but we are also giving up massive technology that they can use to hurt us militarily with.
The Chinese (as are Malayasians, Phillipines, and about every 3rd world country out there) are already proving they want to destroy us by subsidizing the steel, by not recognizing trademarks, patents and copyrights every other civilized nation recognizes.
Example: In Mansfield, Ohio there is a company called Gorman Rupp they make industrial pumps and have quite a few patents on their parts, Gorman Rupp has NEVER had 1 layoff, has never "downsized" or sold out to a bigger company and has always shown profits and growth (even in recessions). GR is a solid employer and a great business.
China, has taken ALL OF GR's patents and has started selling them for as much as 25% what cost is to GR.
The Chinese to show their apathy towards the US has taken GR brochures and photoshopped out GR and placed Chinese symbols (the brochures are identical other than that so it is obvious.)
So what is happening, companies, cities and so on deal with the Chinese company and buy GR PATENTED pumps and replacement parts.
GR is developing serious financial problems because of this and when they have gone to the government for help, other than OHIO Senator George Voinivich, NOT ONE PERSON IN WASHINGTON WILL DO A DAMNED THING.
This is just one company, there are similar stories elsewhere. I just don't understand how Bush and the neo-cons can do business like this with countries who want to destroy us (what China and these other "cheap labor countries" are doing is economic terrorism, yep, he's strong on terrorism).
YET, a talking head like Beck is more concerned that the Chinese are seeing F-9/11 and wants to portray China as evil, yet for business they are great allies? Limbaugh talks daily about how the Chinese hate us but in the next breath says it's ok to send jobs over to countries like this because they are cheaper labor sources.
Don't people see the irony and hypocrisy not only of Beck but Bush?
What will it take for usto see this, before we become severely economically damaged ?
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Last edited by pan6467; 07-07-2004 at 07:23 AM..
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