Tires- What we all already knew!

DaveF-250SD wrote:
Fly-Boy,

You state that you like to see products made in America, as long as they don't cost any more than products made overseas. The problem with your statement is that the only way for that to happen is for the wages of Americans to be equal to the wages of the other Countries where cheaper manufacturing is accomplished. You are advocating that the average American worker should take a 75 to 95 percent cut in pay. Of course you will be willing to do that as well, correct? That is indeed what your statement entails.

Dave- Your statement could not be further from what I believe nor further from the truth. Wages are only one of the many components that factor into production cost and are never the deciding factor in locating a production plant.
Frankly, most companies err on the side of keeping production stateside at a higher cost for a host of reasons. Partly, it is because it is known. Mostly it is because we care far more about the people we work with than the amount in our pockets. Sadly, many of us are driven to overseas production because we get tired of the regulatory burden and know it is better to have fewer jobs stateside and a solid company than a bankrupt one.
Throw out the current tax structure, lower corporate tax rates, and fire the EPA! This country would see a manufacturing renaissance the likes of which we can only dream!
Dave- overseas workers are not the enemy of the American worker- nor are multinational corporations or big profits. Your enemy is the liberal politician who has created an environment where it makes more sense to make steel in the US, ship it to China, make something with it, and then ship it back. The EPA considered the above just fine but don't you dare burn any coal in this country. We don't want the US anywhere close to energy independent...
Please understand that big government is the single worst enemy of the working man and remember that before your next vote.