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Rambling about CFL's and American Manufacturing
I just finished reading a lengthy article about the advantages of Compact Flourescant Lamps. Interesting tidbit; The average American home has 30+ lightbulbs ! ( I didn't believe.... count 'em ) Tho Americans are gradually switching over to CFL's, Americans don't MAKE CFL's !... not a one ! If China stops shipping, we're out of luck ! There's an old Polish joke about "losing the recipe to make icecubes" At times I fear Americans will be the modern joke about losing the recipe to manufacture anything !. rj |
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RJ wrote:
Interesting tidbit; The average American home has 30+ lightbulbs ! ( I didn't believe.... count 'em ) That actually seems low to me. In another month or so I'll have 20 fluorescent tubes in my garage/shop alone. Chris |
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RJ wrote:
I just finished reading a lengthy article about the advantages of Compact Flourescant Lamps. Interesting tidbit; The average American home has 30+ lightbulbs ! ( I didn't believe.... count 'em ) Tho Americans are gradually switching over to CFL's, Americans don't MAKE CFL's !... not a one ! If China stops shipping, we're out of luck ! Jeeze! Adam Smith settled this hash in the 1770's. American SHOULDN'T make CFLs - not if someone can do it better for the same price or cheaper for the same quality. We should do what we do best and let other countries do what they do best. Both countries will prosper. |
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We should do what we do best and let other countries do what they do best. so what DO we do bets in the US now days? |
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wrote in message ... "HeyBub" wrote: We should do what we do best and let other countries do what they do best. so what DO we do bets in the US now days? Bets, it seems. While you made a typo, you really hit one of my pet peeves. We are more concerned about opening more gambling places than keeping real skilled jobs in manufacturing. Instead of $25 - $30 an hour in a factory, we'll settle for $9 working at a casino taking money from retired people. |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
Instead of $25 - $30 an hour in a factory, we'll settle for $9 working at a casino taking money from retired people. Sorry abt the typo But that was my point...... we can only export so many jobs before we are left with nothing but service jobs. Can an economy really exist based on nothing but service jobs? I cant think of ANYTHING that one buys now days that is still made in the US.... except maybe my medicines where they will not LET me buy cheaper versions made abroad. |
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In article , Chris Friesen wrote:
RJ wrote: Interesting tidbit; The average American home has 30+ lightbulbs ! ( I didn't believe.... count 'em ) That actually seems low to me. In another month or so I'll have 20 fluorescent tubes in my garage/shop alone. If they're 4-footers, they will probably be made in USA or Canada. - Don Klipstein ) |
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Leading American exports are aircraft and entertainment (music, TV,
films). As someone else mentioned-- medical and scientific research leads to products like pharmaceuticals. And then there's computers. I'm pretty sure that while Intel may manufacture overseas much of its research is done here. Microsoft is still located in the U.S. and will probably remain here unless Bill Gates finds a country to buy and moves everything there. America's not going out of business just yet. We're simply specializing in higher-value-added products and services, and leaving the low-tech manufacturing to others. One more thing-- I've found that many of the CFLs I've bought in dollar stores don't seem to have anywhere near the light output they claim. But the bulbs from stores like Home Depot work just fine. Shaun Eli www.BrainChampagne.com Brain Champagne: Clever Comedy for Smart Minds (sm) |
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