On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:18:04 GMT, Mark F wrote:

Millwright Ron wrote:
It comes about by reducing the cost of labor, and this comes about by
transferring production facilities to that part of the world where
labor is the cheapest. It comes about by lobbying for "free trade"
such as the NAFTA and CAFTA legislation. This makes it possible to
produce products elsewhere and then import them here without paying
any tariffs. It also comes about by moving corporate headquarters
anywhere in the world where taxes are the least and incentives (such
as free land) are the greatest
Millwright Ron
www.unionmillwright.com

Guess it comes down to what you would call corporate greed and power vs.
what some of us would call Organized Labor greed and power. The
pendulum tends to swing both ways. /mark

What about consumer greed and power -- you and me and Millwright Ron?
What do we look for first, the price tag or the country of
manufacture?