Posted by Mike(NEOhio) on December 10, 2019 at 12:16:18 from (71.31.91.27):
In Reply to: 95% of Everything posted by Michael Soldan on December 10, 2019 at 08:09:52:
I think this is going to even out in time. I started in '68 at a GM plant, completed my apprenticeship and was laid off the same day in '73. Watched the US auto companies go through all their pain from Japanese competition but have to admit the US carmakers were building junk in those days. Those 70' pickups and cars are fun to have now if you can find one that hasn't disintegrated. That competition was the best thing that could happen. You mention Asian countries but there is a lot of parts production from Turkey and India as well as eastern Europe and Russia. Back in the 70s and 80s everybody was worried the Japanese would take over everything. They were pointing out their technology and factories as shining examples but in reality only about 15 to 20% of the workers were in them. The rest were still in sweat shops. The gains American labor made took 60 to 70 years. In Japan only about 30. China, maybe less but they're growing too fast and the cracks are starting.
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