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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:07 AM Original message |
China to overtake US as largest manufacturer |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. The US doesn't manufacture anything anymore - except toilets.... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Manufacturing is still the driver of the economy in California, Ohio, and many other states |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Not for long. Chinese made toilets are here. Bye-bye California. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. US manufactures lots of weapons. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Only shit that needs to work every time |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. They have launched astronauts into earth orbit |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Not really, your cell has more cpu than the |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. WTF? |
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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It's *total* manufacturing. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. I like the optimism. And yes, I'd agree about raw materials being a strength for the US. |
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Montypython (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Agree |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. No Shit.... Maybe we'll all be seeing poll stating that Bush's numbers reached an all time low |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. probably underpaid Chinese number crunchers with a gun to thier heads? |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. Heck of a job GOPers....Heck of a fucking job...ya can't blame anyone but yourselves |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. They couldn't have done it without us. |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. Many elementary schools ARE |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I am learning the Rosetta Stone Manderin Chinese now |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Good for you! I think |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Is Rosetta really as good as everyone says? |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. That will work out great when our Chinese masters take over the fast-food market too! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. Thanks WAL-MART. |
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skoalyman (751 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. yep falling prices at wally-world means falling employment numbers |
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Truth4Justice (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Yeap. Thanks for the low wages, poisoned food and lead coated toys for our kids. |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
16. Still a long way to the bottom, despite bush |
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cosmicdot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
21. 2002 article on Uncle Prescott |
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CrazyDude (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. Well they do have a billion people n/t |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. For the sake of the Chinese people, with 4 times the population of the US, |
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specterderrida (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
27. I thought they already were-Probably cause I see so so many |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
28. It's tough to compete with China manufacturing |
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