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Re: Sticker Shock
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Posted by sawtooth on June 17, 2005 at 17:31:03 from (216.255.52.152):
In Reply to: Re: Sticker Shock posted by MMB on June 17, 2005 at 17:13:37:
"the Chinese are lean and energetic and work hard- are kicking our butts". According to documentaries I've seen about Walmart, the Chinese workers making products to sell here are getting between 25 to 50 cents an hour. Looks like we're needing to take some giant leaps backwards to compete. Ride bicycles (or maybe walk), live in huts w/o electricity and maybe shoes for our feet. Well, I don't see our society wanting to go backwards. Our property taxes keep going up to pay for things like a new school in our district. Guess they needed to go to China and see what kind of schools those kids go to. Something is going to hit the fan if this keeps on.
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