Comments on: Chinese Media: ‘Crush’ Tibet Protests http://texasfred.net/archives/1030 No Holds Barred, News, Commentary and Opinion Tue, 13 May 2008 17:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bloviating Zeppelin http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7209 Bloviating Zeppelin Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:32:11 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7209 ARF!! :^) BZ ARF!!

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BZ

]]> By: GUYK http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7198 GUYK Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:52:44 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7198 yeah BZ, we can but I have my doubts the American public has the balls to do it because it will mean some sacrifice on their part and god knows the public doesn't want a nasty old business making a profit. The best thing that could happen is to elect a government that will realize that labor is part of the cost of doing business and pass a nation wide right to work law..one would think that the rest of the nation would take a look at the areas where business has moved and taken hold and is actually showing a profit..such as Florida and other states that have a right to work law.. As it is now law is stacked against business in favor of labor..and if government would at least if government would even the playing field it would give business a chance for success. As it is now the big manufacturers are losing money because of labor costs and regulations and having to move off shore just to stay in business.. yeah BZ, we can but I have my doubts the American public has the balls to do it because it will mean some sacrifice on their part and god knows the public doesn’t want a nasty old business making a profit.

The best thing that could happen is to elect a government that will realize that labor is part of the cost of doing business and pass a nation wide right to work law..one would think that the rest of the nation would take a look at the areas where business has moved and taken hold and is actually showing a profit..such as Florida and other states that have a right to work law..

As it is now law is stacked against business in favor of labor..and if government would at least if government would even the playing field it would give business a chance for success. As it is now the big manufacturers are losing money because of labor costs and regulations and having to move off shore just to stay in business..

]]> By: TexasFred http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7194 TexasFred Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:03:17 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7194 BZ, I think it's a topic that's right up your alley... :D BZ, I think it’s a topic that’s right up your alley… :D

]]> By: Bloviating Zeppelin http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7193 Bloviating Zeppelin Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:56:16 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7193 This has given me pause; perhaps its time for a post on the matter on my blog. CAN we take our industrial power back? BZ This has given me pause; perhaps its time for a post on the matter on my blog. CAN we take our industrial power back?

BZ

]]> By: TexasFred http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7190 TexasFred Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:32:03 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7190 BZ, people flock to Starbucks several times a day to pay 6 or 7 bucks for a crappy cup of stuff that passes for coffee, it's ALL about perspective I think... BZ, people flock to Starbucks several times a day to pay 6 or 7 bucks for a crappy cup of stuff that passes for coffee, it’s ALL about perspective I think…

]]> By: Bloviating Zeppelin http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7189 Bloviating Zeppelin Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:19:42 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7189 First, thanks for the link. Second, somehow we'd have to bring textile manuacturing (and SO many other types of manufacturing) back to the US. We've lost so much of what I call "institutional memory" that I wonder if we can. The devil is in the details and the details include unions. Adding a union to any work element = MORE $$ -- paid to the workers, costs to the business and transferred to the consumers. WOULD the U.S. consumer pay $45 for a new cotton button-down long sleeved shirt if it were made in the U.S., vs the same shirt available at Mervyn's for $19.95 but made in China, Taiwan or Bangladesh? BZ First, thanks for the link. Second, somehow we’d have to bring textile manuacturing (and SO many other types of manufacturing) back to the US. We’ve lost so much of what I call “institutional memory” that I wonder if we can. The devil is in the details and the details include unions. Adding a union to any work element = MORE $$ — paid to the workers, costs to the business and transferred to the consumers. WOULD the U.S. consumer pay $45 for a new cotton button-down long sleeved shirt if it were made in the U.S., vs the same shirt available at Mervyn’s for $19.95 but made in China, Taiwan or Bangladesh?

BZ

]]> By: Old Solder http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7183 Old Solder Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:43:13 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7183 We have two chineese people working with us one permanent and the other is here learning our product. Me being sort of a person who sees nothing wrong with asking a quetion asked them how they feel about what is going on back in China. Both said oh things are growing and everyone is happy. I asked about the government and neither one would say anything about it. One is a permanent resident, but has relatives still liveing in China. They are both from mainladn China. The biggest here there is Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets. Close WalMart China goes out of business. But then where would us common working class people shop We have two chineese people working with us one permanent and the other is here learning our product. Me being sort of a person who sees nothing wrong with asking a quetion asked them how they feel about what is going on back in China. Both said oh things are growing and everyone is happy. I asked about the government and neither one would say anything about it. One is a permanent resident, but has relatives still liveing in China. They are both from mainladn China. The biggest here there is Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets. Close WalMart China goes out of business. But then where would us common working class people shop

]]> By: Emigré http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7182 Emigré Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:56:16 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7182 Guyk, I totally agree with you! I really think it is the moment to boycott China government... This cold-war situation is no more acceptable to me! My opinion here: http://frenchconspiracy.blogspot.com/2008/03/berlusconi-in-limelight-against-france.html Emigré Guyk, I totally agree with you!

I really think it is the moment to boycott China government… This cold-war situation is no more acceptable to me!

My opinion here:
http://frenchconspiracy.blogspot.com/2008/03/berlusconi-in-limelight-against-france.html

Emigré

]]> By: BigDadGib http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7181 BigDadGib Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:52:04 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7181 The Chinese are afraid to change. A billion little army ants who enjoy having some one tell them what to do and what to say (or what not to say). I guess that makes them free to be captives... Gib The Chinese are afraid to change. A billion little army ants who enjoy having some one tell them what to do and what to say (or what not to say). I guess that makes them free to be captives…

Gib

]]> By: GUYK http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7180 GUYK Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:28:34 +0000 http://texasfred.net/archives/1030#comment-7180 I kinda figure that the Chinese government is more fascist than communist these days but in any event they damn sure are not a free people. But there are ways of putting the pressure on the Chinese government via economics...not enough to bring them to war but just enough to get them to realize that they need the exports as much as the reast of the world needs to import from them. China is undergoing some growing pains inherent with a switch from a communistic society to a capitalist society..and by the way fascist have nothing against capitalism provided they can maintain control... Problem is that the Chinese public sees the advantage of capitalism and are demanding more of it..including those in Tibet. Now seeing as how there are a couple of billion Chinese and a Chinese military of millions one would think that if the Chinese public wanted more freedom they could demand it and get it..we'll see I reckon. I kinda figure that the Chinese government is more fascist than communist these days but in any event they damn sure are not a free people.

But there are ways of putting the pressure on the Chinese government via economics…not enough to bring them to war but just enough to get them to realize that they need the exports as much as the reast of the world needs to import from them.

China is undergoing some growing pains inherent with a switch from a communistic society to a capitalist society..and by the way fascist have nothing against capitalism provided they can maintain control…

Problem is that the Chinese public sees the advantage of capitalism and are demanding more of it..including those in Tibet. Now seeing as how there are a couple of billion Chinese and a Chinese military of millions one would think that if the Chinese public wanted more freedom they could demand it and get it..we’ll see I reckon.

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