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Old 02-18-2013, 12:54 PM
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Hmmm

I would imagine free trade with the EU would benefit us more than them.......

and remember we need to export to make our economy at home stronger.

I mean are we really afraid of cheap imported European goods?
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everyone wants to buy American but goes to Walmart......
I mean worrying about Europe after the Chinese have taken our manufacturing base away is sort of silly.

Maybe brand new Wharfedale speakers will be cheape....wait those are made in China....
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I thought free market was the devil?

I've heard off and on about a possible one with South America too. Perhaps we should be persuing one with China? Certainly the Asian Rim countries.

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I thought free market was the devil?

I've heard off and on about a possible one with South America too. Perhaps we should be persuing one with China? Certainly the Asian Rim countries.

Pete

Mmmmm, thai sticks! Me and TD'll be happy.
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Lol let me tell you the first time I bought stick. I was just a pup drove down to the hood with friends. A guy hops in, smokes a teenie pinner - excellent, so we all buy a bunch. Leave, it turns out to be colored sawdust mixed with wood glue tied nicely on sticks

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A pinner. LOL. Have not heard that in while.
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Hmmm

I would imagine free trade with the EU would benefit us more than them.......

and remember we need to export to make our economy at home stronger.

I mean are we really afraid of cheap imported European goods?
duh


everyone wants to buy American but goes to Walmart......
I mean worrying about Europe after the Chinese have taken our manufacturing base away is sort of silly.

Maybe brand new Wharfedale speakers will be cheape....wait those are made in China....
I have a pair of Wharfedale Sapphire SP-87, which I believe were made before production was moved to China. In any event, I have given them to my son, and he loves them.

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Old 02-18-2013, 03:39 PM
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I have a pair of Wharfedale Sapphire SP-87, which I believe were made before production was moved to China. In any event, I have given them to my son, and he loves them.

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I have the wharfedale w70ds but they are pretty beat up with broken trim...I will take them to the thrift once I can steel myself for the trip down the stairs..they weigh about 75 lbs....

I found some B&W 601i s about a month ago at the SA...for like $26
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Lol let me tell you the first time I bought stick. I was just a pup drove down to the hood with friends. A guy hops in, smokes a teenie pinner - excellent, so we all buy a bunch. Leave, it turns out to be colored sawdust mixed with wood glue tied nicely on sticks

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Being made in China does not make things bad...it is the quality control process of any individual product that makes it good or not. I have been running a Jolida 102b for going on 4 years not one ounce of trouble.

I think this PC and Monitor are all made up of stuff from China lol
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Free trade is great for huge corporations. I don't see it helping us little folk out much, except allowing us to pay about the same price for cheap crap as we used to pay for decent products. The differential basically goes to the wealthy and makes them even more so.
Outsourcing has NEVER been about saving you and I any money. As a matter of fact, you and I are among the people who pay for it.....with our jobs and the negative effect it has on wages.

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