On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 02:42:11 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:

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 ?
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Our buzzwords are "maximizing sharholder value" with "free
market" for the rondo.

People go out and drink too much even though they know they will
have a hang over the next day. The major difference in this case
is that the people who are enjoying the party are not the ones
who will suffer the hangover (and have to pay the bar tab).