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The site is gone.. the web address is available to purchase and it
appears it has died a fast death :-( |
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"R. David Steele" > wrote in message
... > > |> > Everbody is out to get the best deal possible while maintaining a > |> > lifestyle level.. expectations are that lifestyle will improve by a > |> > nominal %age each year, almost regarded as a right.. maybe corporate > |> > America and the US people expect too much.. > |> > |> They only expect what they have been brought up to expect. Whether the > |world economy will continue to support those expectations is another matter > |> entirely. > |> > |> -- > |> > |Exactly so, and it is not just a US thing.. the industrial boom after WWII > |lasted long enough for people to get accustomed to an increase in the > |standard of living each year, and learn to expect it.. after the western > |economy started to drag its heels, Japan rose up.. now they have the same > |problems as us.. cheaper manufacture is available in China and other third > |world places and the Japanese are losing out too.. in time maybe, when we > |are all poorly paid, the Chinese will send stuff back to us to make.. > > What people want is a job, in manufacturing, that pays extremely > high wages yet requires no education and very little effort or > skill. Sorry but robots (factory automation) would be cheaper. > And it will be automatic factories that will be the future, not > India or China. > > There are lots of skilled labor jobs out there. Even the Trade > Unions are having trouble recruiting enough people. No one wants > to be a plumber, sheet metal worker or such. And many of these > jobs require the applicant to be reasonably well educated. That > is basic high school math among other skills. With the > universities skimming off the top half of the kids, the rest are > just too stupid. > > We always adapt. I really feel that we will see family > businesses replace the family farm. It has been a way of life in > Europe for years. The big companies are extremely poor at > meeting the needs of the people. And people want things that > often are not sold at Wal Mart or Lowes. And custom made > products. I do think we will see a return of craftsmen who make > unique, well made products. Like hand crafted rifles with lots > of custom work (engraving for example). > Have you looked at the price of a pair of handcrafted, engraved 12 gauges lately?.. could you afford them?.. why do you think that farmers like pitchforks?.. |
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"R. David Steele" > wrote in message
... > > |> > Everbody is out to get the best deal possible while maintaining a > |> > lifestyle level.. expectations are that lifestyle will improve by a > |> > nominal %age each year, almost regarded as a right.. maybe corporate > |> > America and the US people expect too much.. > |> > |> They only expect what they have been brought up to expect. Whether the > |world economy will continue to support those expectations is another matter > |> entirely. > |> > |> -- > |> > |Exactly so, and it is not just a US thing.. the industrial boom after WWII > |lasted long enough for people to get accustomed to an increase in the > |standard of living each year, and learn to expect it.. after the western > |economy started to drag its heels, Japan rose up.. now they have the same > |problems as us.. cheaper manufacture is available in China and other third > |world places and the Japanese are losing out too.. in time maybe, when we > |are all poorly paid, the Chinese will send stuff back to us to make.. > > What people want is a job, in manufacturing, that pays extremely > high wages yet requires no education and very little effort or > skill. Sorry but robots (factory automation) would be cheaper. > And it will be automatic factories that will be the future, not > India or China. > > There are lots of skilled labor jobs out there. Even the Trade > Unions are having trouble recruiting enough people. No one wants > to be a plumber, sheet metal worker or such. And many of these > jobs require the applicant to be reasonably well educated. That > is basic high school math among other skills. With the > universities skimming off the top half of the kids, the rest are > just too stupid. > > We always adapt. I really feel that we will see family > businesses replace the family farm. It has been a way of life in > Europe for years. The big companies are extremely poor at > meeting the needs of the people. And people want things that > often are not sold at Wal Mart or Lowes. And custom made > products. I do think we will see a return of craftsmen who make > unique, well made products. Like hand crafted rifles with lots > of custom work (engraving for example). > Have you looked at the price of a pair of handcrafted, engraved 12 gauges lately?.. could you afford them?.. why do you think that farmers like pitchforks?.. |
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