OB99W Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Yes and no. Its better to look at products from Russia and N korea. The other coutries listed are answerable to the public. CHina is not answerable to the public as a communist regime, and have such a large volume of sales they really dont feel any backlash (yet).[...]Note that I said "Not every product from China is inferior..."; I didn't say that all Chinese goods were to be trusted, nor did I defend their governmental policies. China's sudden rejection of food products from the USA seems suspect at best, in a tit for tat way that China does diplomacy.[...]A good portion of the US debt is held by foreign countries (they buy our government bonds); China is only second to Japan in those holdings. If they stopped buying the bonds and started cashing them in, do you have any idea what effect that could have on the US? If you think China is retaliatory, maybe we should all buy lots of their products, just to keep one of our major lenders happy. I personally think it stinks that that US manufacturing has dwindled to where it is now, and that we're buying from countries that in some cases don't control the safety of what they're producing, whether they're accountable for the situation or not. In the long run, I suspect that the economic damage to our country will eventually outweigh (and by extension, add to) the health/safety issues. If you don't like what's happening, you can vote with your wallet, but electing leaders who aren't so prone to give large corporations what they want most of the time might also help reverse the trend. (Okay, soapbox mode OFF. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 I personally think it stinks that that US manufacturing has dwindled to where it is now, and that we're buying from countries that in some cases don't control the safety of what they're producing, whether they're accountable for the situation or not. In the long run, I suspect that the economic damage to our country will eventually outweigh (and by extension, add to) the health/safety issues. If you don't like what's happening, you can vote with your wallet, but electing leaders who aren't so prone to give large corporations what they want most of the time might also help reverse the trend. (Okay, soapbox mode OFF. ) Thats why I cant find a job. I'm happy that i got Disability, but i would rather be working. My sector is gone. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAezb Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 At least no recall on brake components *yet*, just tires, along with everything else: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56533 Additional regarding Chinese imports... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e628b512-2b20-11dc-85f9-000b5df10621.html http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/04-07-2007/94506-chery_us_auto_market-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 Well my brakes are done. It took me 3.5 hours yesterday. Keep in mind this id the first "real" work i've done on the car since my back surgeries. It should have taken me an hour . At least its done. New front rotors and ceramic pads from autzone (the better ones). I researched thme on the net and there was nothing bad about them. The pads would have failed inspection. One rotor practically fell off the car, the other put up a fight. I forgot how much liquid wrench is my freind. The caliper bolts were a PITA untill i soaked them in wrench and they came right off. I am impressed with the feel of the brakes now. I will never go back from ceramic pads. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhise Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Thats why I cant find a job. I'm happy that i got Disability, but i would rather be working. My sector is gone. nipper Lost my job to czechoslovakia. Luckily I was elidgable for TRA benefits. Going to school and still have 50 weeks of unemployment left. Also, my wife and I were able to get our business going before I lost my job. Unluckily, but not a problem so far, my Kuhmo tires say "Made in China" on them -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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