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"An industry unraveling"
An industry unraveling
Special Report: Foreign competition has been creeping up on U.S. companies that spin yarn, weave fabric and sew clothing. The industry has adjusted by consolidating, scaling back U.S. operations and refocusing overseas. at http://www.washtimes.com/specialrepo...2308-9087r.htm |
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You're just noticing this? It's been happening since the 1940s. So
long as people in other countries are willing to work for 50 cents a day, textile industry jobs will be shipped to other countries. The only solution I see is to put tariffs on imports to this country, to make them comparable in price to U.S. made things. U.S. made goods are superior in most cases to items made in other countries; however, we expect to be paid a just salary. Teri |
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But as of January 1st, all quotas for importing clothing into the US
will be gone. These quotas at least held the imports down to some degree; without them, the floodgates will open. I wonder at the rationale (if any) of this measure. It sure seems to be the wrong way to go, if one is truly interested in keeping businesses in the US from going offshore. Shaking head, Karen Maslowski in Ohio wrote: You're just noticing this? It's been happening since the 1940s. So long as people in other countries are willing to work for 50 cents a day, textile industry jobs will be shipped to other countries. The only solution I see is to put tariffs on imports to this country, to make them comparable in price to U.S. made things. |
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sometimes the only "cure" for outsourcing is to let the outsourcing
occur. Sure, it pains the USA pocket book for a time, but then after the other countries who are still living in poverty will come out of the third world state-of-being and become educated and start making demands on their own. People from all over the world still come to America for not only education but for opportunity. Why? Because it still IS a land of great opportunity and offers the best education in the world. If some of this opportunity was available in their own country then perhaps they still wouldn't flood into the USA. I would like to think that most people would like to stay and live in their homeland....but just about all parents want more for their children....so they ship them off to the land-of-opportunity. Time WILL cure this problem. Wealth will be spread thru out the world in a more evenly fashion. Education will be there for those who want it. Growth almost always equals pain....and there's going to be a lot of grummling about it. But once this equality occurs, companies/corporation and the people will have a level playing field. Yes, you can say I'm a dreamer...... |
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Pogonip wrote:
wrote: You're just noticing this? It's been happening since the 1940s. So long as people in other countries are willing to work for 50 cents a day, textile industry jobs will be shipped to other countries. The only solution I see is to put tariffs on imports to this country, to make them comparable in price to U.S. made things. U.S. made goods are superior in most cases to items made in other countries; however, we expect to be paid a just salary. Teri The other problem is that people are satisfied to buy clothing that will last the season, where we used to look for quality and longevity in our purchases. Fashion comes and goes so quickly, and "this year's colors" are apparently more important to some than a durable product. Clothes for my DS only last a season 'cause he grows out of them. The joy of have an 18 month old in the house! -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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But at the same time, I see a very disturbing trend in the U.S. I have had hundreds of students, and I can count on my fingers the ones who had ambition and talent, and worked towards a goal. Too many students graduated, thinking that a degree would get them a high-paying job, even though they had no particular skill in any direction. My students got jobs, but they had to work to get the jobs they truly wanted. Those with business degrees and liberal arts degrees, found(find) the going rough. I can't help but think of New Harmony, Indiana. This is a town that was founded by a religious group in the early nineteenth century. The town was totally self-sufficient, from gardening/farming to shoemaking. They even figured out how to grow lemons in a climate not suited for them. The town became famous, and a group of elitists decided to buy it. The Harmonions, as they called themselves, knew that they could found another town, so were open to the purchase. The town failed within a year, because everyone wanted to be boss, and no one wanted to do the work required to keep the town running. This was in the 1830s, I believe. It's now a tourist attraction, and has been restored to its original condition. Whenever I hear a young person say, "I want to be somebody," it's difficult for me to stay off the soapbox and tell them they have to work for what they want! Teri |
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"bckwrds" wrote in message ... sometimes the only "cure" for outsourcing is to let the outsourcing occur. Sure, it pains the USA pocket book for a time, but then after the other countries who are still living in poverty will come out of the third world state-of-being and become educated and start making demands on their own. People from all over the world still come to America for not only education but for opportunity. Why? Because it still IS a land of great opportunity and offers the best education in the world. If some of this opportunity was available in their own country then perhaps they still wouldn't flood into the USA. I would like to think that most people would like to stay and live in their homeland....but just about all parents want more for their children....so they ship them off to the land-of-opportunity. Time WILL cure this problem. Wealth will be spread thru out the world in a more evenly fashion. Education will be there for those who want it. Growth almost always equals pain....and there's going to be a lot of grummling about it. But once this equality occurs, companies/corporation and the people will have a level playing field. Yes, you can say I'm a dreamer...... During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the economist Lord Keynes mentioned the day when everybody would be rich might not be far off. "But beware," he said. "The time for all this is not yet. For at least another hundred years, we must pretend to ourselves and to every one that fair is foul and foul is fair; for foul is useful and fair is not. Avarice and usury and precaution must be our gods for a little longer still." |
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melinda wrote:
Clothes for my DS only last a season 'cause he grows out of them. The joy of have an 18 month old in the house! Yes, but with families passing clothes around, and with the great ones in thrift stores, this is an easy time. Trouble starts in the teenage years when style and color start to matter more. My solution to that was to put the girls on clothing allowances. It was their choice whether to buy one pair of shoes this month, or 10 100% wool sweaters from the thrift store. They're both good shoppers today....though they are creeping up on 40 years old. The boys were never much of a problem. -- Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/ Life is about the journey, not about the destination. |
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Pogonip wrote:
melinda wrote: Clothes for my DS only last a season 'cause he grows out of them. The joy of have an 18 month old in the house! Yes, but with families passing clothes around, and with the great ones in thrift stores, this is an easy time. He doesn't get much in the way of hand-me-downs, his youngest cousins are approaching the age of 12. Thrift/Op shops are only good when you can find the right size and he already has preferences on colour. We have one department store chain locally that has reasonable prices for reasonable quality. I've made nearly all his shorts this summer from left over pieces from clothing articles made for adults, or fabric bought for his clothes. Trouble starts in the teenage years when style and color start to matter more. My solution to that was to put the girls on clothing allowances. It was their choice whether to buy one pair of shoes this month, or 10 100% wool sweaters from the thrift store. They're both good shoppers today....though they are creeping up on 40 years old. Mum always bought us new clothes, that I can remember. I now will shop in Op shops. I've found some very nice LBD's in Op shops for a fraction of what the would have originally cost. Unless I find a suitable jacket to go with them, I will make one to get the right colour or style. The boys were never much of a problem. We shall see, DS already has preferences on colour - he knows what colours look best on him already. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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