Why can't you find a good paying job in the United States?

What-A-Coincidence

John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock

(MADE IN JAPAN )

for 6 am.

While his coffeepot

(MADE IN CHINA)was perking, he shaved with his electric razor

(MADE IN HONG KONG)He put on a dress shirt

(MADE IN SRI LANKA),designer jeans

(MADE IN SINGAPORE)and tennis shoes

(MADE IN KOREA)After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet

(MADE IN INDIA)he sat down with his calculator

(MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch

(MADE IN TAIWAN )

to the radio

(MADE IN INDIA ) he got in his car

(MADE IN GERMANY ) filled it with GAS(from Saudi Arabia ) and continued his search

for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.

At the end of yet another discouragingand fruitless daychecking his Computer (made in MALAYSIA ),John decided to relax for a while.

He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL),poured himself a glass of wine

(MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on hisTV

(MADE IN INDONESIA),and then wondered why he can't

find a good paying job

in AMERICAYou gotta keep this one circulating!

LostGeneration

Americans demand low prices on their products much more than they demand that their products be made in America.

AGuest

Perhaps John Smith needs to reconsider his CHOICES in the products he buys, dear WAC (peace to you!), because all of these things are made right here in the good old U.S. of A. Unfortunately, they often tend to cost a heck of a lot more, particularly if want good quality.

That is, with the exception of automobiles, of course, regarding quality, I mean. Because those made here are only made to last a couple/few years anymore because some years ago some manufacturing "brain(s)" came to the brilliant conclusion that America's penchant for building things with quality (i.e., "built to last") was "selling" them right down the "we're gonna be rich" toilet. I.e., the longer cars last... the less of them you sell... the less money you make (my understanding is that they were looking at the old U.S. cars in Cuba, which although dating back to the 1950's, still run quite well. Spew exhaust like locomotives, true, but run like the horses in 'em).

So, anyway, "we" went to "disposable" cars (anyone remember the fiberglass chassis? Remember seeing cars running around with fenders looking like some large beast had ripped a bite out?). They even went plastic/rubber (Think Saturn. Although, I DO have to say that that two-seater Saturn is QUITE yummy!!). And you had Ford (i.e., Fix Or Repair Daily), of course. And 100,000-mile drive train warranties which were GREAT if your drive train went out too soon (but SHOULD it, before 100,000 miles, really??), but didn't mean a doggone thing when the engine blew up... which usually occurred sometime during the week right after the "extended warranty" expired.

So what are dear John Smith's choices? He could buy foreign, yes, and potentially take money out of the country's "mouth". Or, he could buy domestic, and pay out the NOSE... and/or possibly end up with, well, let's say it's a word that starts with a "c" and rhymes with "wrap." Note, yes, you can end up with crap buying foreign, too, of course, but it's usually cheaper crap.

So, really, what's a citizen to do? Choices... choices...

Again, peace to you!

A slave of Christ,

SA

serenitynow!

So what is the practical solution?

AGuest

So what is the practical solution?

If you're asking me, dear Seren (peace to you!), I would say "buy only what you really need, buy quality when you can afford it, and when you can't [afford quality] buy what your wallet/budget/paycheck allows you to... and then don't worry about it, 'cause life's really just too short."

How's that?

Again, peace to you!

A slave of Christ,

SA