I am the Problem
I recently passed a road construction project and was shocked to see that every piece of construction equipment was made in a foreign country.
I went home and thought about this. Was the Republican Bush Administration at fault, was the Democrats at fault, was Free Trade agreements the fault, was WalMart at fault? My conclusion was that, I am the Problem.
I am a low price buyer. I seldom look at the label to check where the product came from nor the social political implications of the purchase.
I once worked for a company that had a similar problem. The company had many divisions and the question was whether to buy from within or outside the company. The decision was made that if the item was less than 10% higher than the outside price, the purchase had to be made from within the company. If the within company price was greater than 10% the purchase could be outside the company. I have always thought this was reasonable, but I am afraid all American prices are greater than 10% above foreign prices. This may not be true, but it is my perception.
What can be done. America should protect all patents vigorously. America should protect copyright laws vigorously. America should prosecute all foreign companies that violate American laws. Even to going to war.
I think the main thing is that American companies must restore confidence that the price of American products are competitive with foreign products.
We may have to coincide certain products to foreign countries, but we should fight.
I do not favor government regulations and controls. Russia is an example of the failure of government controlled economies. The solution must be a free market capitalistic solution.
This may cause inflation, but there are social political implications if nothing is done.
I recently passed a road construction project and was shocked to see that every piece of construction equipment was made in a foreign country.
I went home and thought about this. Was the Republican Bush Administration at fault, was the Democrats at fault, was Free Trade agreements the fault, was WalMart at fault? My conclusion was that, I am the Problem.
I am a low price buyer. I seldom look at the label to check where the product came from nor the social political implications of the purchase.
I once worked for a company that had a similar problem. The company had many divisions and the question was whether to buy from within or outside the company. The decision was made that if the item was less than 10% higher than the outside price, the purchase had to be made from within the company. If the within company price was greater than 10% the purchase could be outside the company. I have always thought this was reasonable, but I am afraid all American prices are greater than 10% above foreign prices. This may not be true, but it is my perception.
What can be done. America should protect all patents vigorously. America should protect copyright laws vigorously. America should prosecute all foreign companies that violate American laws. Even to going to war.
I think the main thing is that American companies must restore confidence that the price of American products are competitive with foreign products.
We may have to coincide certain products to foreign countries, but we should fight.
I do not favor government regulations and controls. Russia is an example of the failure of government controlled economies. The solution must be a free market capitalistic solution.
This may cause inflation, but there are social political implications if nothing is done.
