[Spridgets] Was: Bad MG news from Automotive News Now: DemiseofAuto Industry

[Deikis, John G]

I didn't say they were exploitive, I said they are hard to compete with.
The only harshness in my message was the implication that Americans are
whining that they can't drive their Winnebagos to the Rockies for 50
bucks worth of gas anymore. We've been blessed with extremely low energy
costs over the years, which was a competitive advantage for us. It
provided us with discretionary income to the extent that even working
class people could own several cars, a bass boat, and a widescreen TV. I
haven't seen that in Asia yet, but my kids will probably see it. Things
are shifting around now. It's going to be harder for us.

Yes, I've been to Asia.


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Rowe [mailto:mdrowe at optonline.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:19 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Was: Bad MG news from Automotive News Now:
DemiseofAuto Industry

> Government regulations probably make it harder, if not impossible, for
> American industry to compete with Asian sweatshop factories.

If you have ever spent time in Asia, you would realize that, in many
places,
those sweatshop factories provide better conditions and better pay than
any
alternative available to the local people.   So let's not be too harsh.
Yes, they are tough competition, but they are not necessarily
exploitive.

Michael Rowe
Long Island, NY