"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:30:40 GMT, (Dave Mundt) wrote:


Hum...so you DON'T think it is a problem that America
is losing the knowledge, skills and tools to manufacture
even the basic tools we need to keep society going and the
infrastructure kept up?

Our excuse for killing off manufacturing in the UK was Thatcher.
What's America's excuse ?

Free trade. There are highly regarded experts from both ends of the
political spectrum who say it's necessary.

They all have jobs in the service sector and are relatively immune from
foreign competition themselves.

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Ed Huntress