2011-10-03, 21:54 | Link #16981 | |
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We're far more interconnected than during the isolationist days of the 1930s. When I say Tariffs I'm speaking of the kind that John Kerry, Doug Dean, David Kucinich, and Chuck Schumer are talking about. In fact, I think Charles E. Schumer said it best over the new Free-Trade agreement that Obama is attempting to get through congress: “I, for one, will not sit back and continue to let mercantilist trade practices continue to decimate American manufacturing and American jobs,” said Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. Here is the article: Obama ends long delay on free-trade agreements http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ements/?page=2
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2011-10-03, 22:29 | Link #16983 | |
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Germany exists in a free trade block with many undevelopped countries (IE the EU), and yet it still has one of the largest trade surplusses in the world, with no jobs "leaving the country". America just needs to invest more in it's infrastructure and work with light, medium and heavy industry, rather then prostituting itself to services (Banking...). If Germany can do it, certainly America can. |
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2011-10-04, 00:06 | Link #16986 | |
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Obama has been very inconsistent as C-in-C. He's not averse to authorizing the assassination of foreign "terrorists" including in the most recent case a native-born American citizen. Actions like these generally garner him support in contemporary America. Yet he's not been willing to take on Congress directly over things like the Guantanamo prisoners. He got the brass to endorse the ending of "don't ask, don't tell." He can't seem to get anybody to help him relocate those prisoners.
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2011-10-04, 00:09 | Link #16987 | |
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2011-10-04, 00:58 | Link #16989 | |
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2011-10-04, 05:56 | Link #16991 | |
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The United States also benefits from many of those free trade agreements. For one thing the saving from those cheap imports get passed along to the consumer, the actual Chinese worker and factory receives a very small slice of the "pie" with most going to the designers, accountants, retailers and whatnot based in America. You also get a market for American goods, the whole point after all is to increase America's exports. In a sense it's also a very good form of charity. It's a very good way to help poorer nations get on their feet. And once those poorer nations are wealthier, well, that's another market for Coca Cola . |
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2011-10-04, 10:43 | Link #16992 |
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Obama impeachment a possibility, says Ron Paul
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65035.html ATF Fast and Furious: New documents show Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed in July 2010 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_16...-10391695.html House Majority Leader Cantor: Obama’s Jobs Package is Dead http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/...s-package-dead WRAPUP 2-China warns of trade war if U.S. bill passes http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7L40IA20111004
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2011-10-04, 13:39 | Link #16993 | |
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The US is throwing away the pretense of "all boats rise together" and deep into the "I got mine by screwing you now just go die somewhere". The same forces in the 1850s, the 1890s, the 1920s and now the 1980s->now are moving.
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2011-10-04, 13:52 | Link #16994 | ||
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In Germany very few companies can/wanted to compete on that level. Instead companies focused on niche and high quality goods, that also require a decent amount of research and development but cannot as easily recapitalize on it, because of the lower output of goods. The know how build up slowly over generations. Which is also the reason, why these companies were naturally restricted in size. Oftentimes the niche products are not really suited for fully automated production (or the production line becomes very expensive because of many specialized mashines... etc). I think niche products are harder to copy, because you need a lot of know how. Additionally copying niche products is not quite as beneficial because of the low output. Oftentimes you need highly trained specialists to build them, and those are expensive, no matter where the production is. Having these "restricted in size" niche product companies is a key in the success of the german economy. These companies are very diverse and often structured like a family. Its hard to copy that without getting lots and lots of insider information. The bigger companies in Germany: Quote:
If the BMW or Audi was primarily made of parts from China... well I wouldn't say its the same car (quality-wise). So, if the USA wanted to copy all that... it would need to find new niches, and at the same time build up a serious know how in those niches (which would require a more technical orientation of the education... less finances and law). Today, I see such american companies in the making... for example the private space travel sector that starts developing (think about all the subcontracting and the parts making there is a lot of potential).
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2011-10-04, 14:02 | Link #16995 |
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Unreal Engine 3 Now Works in Flash. Yes, the Same Flash That’s In Your Browser, Facebook
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2011-10-04, 14:14 | Link #16996 |
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Newspapers Post Wrong Amanda Knox Verdict and The Mystery Meaning of GOP
An example of a prewritten story.
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2011-10-04, 17:19 | Link #16998 |
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Somali's al Shabaab kills 70 in Mogadishu bomb
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2011-10-04, 18:01 | Link #16999 |
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The Rise of Crime-Sourcing
"Crowdsourcing began as a legitimate tool to leverage the wisdom of the crowds
to solve complex business and scientific challenges. Unfortunately, these very same techniques are increasingly being adopted by the criminal underground for nefarious purposes." See: http://www.forbes.com/sites/oreillym...rime-sourcing/ |
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Spoiler for kind of ranty, sort of off topic:
Certainly helping a nation set up manufacturing capacity or resourcing operations helps them in the long term, and won't cause the kind of market distortions dumping tons of commodity food aid can do, but the fat check still goes to the North. Mm, and there's issues about soft drink companies and water rights you might like to explore before you use that Cola bit again . edit: "resold to those developed" changed to "resold to those developing" Last edited by Decagon; 2011-10-04 at 19:40. Reason: correction |
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