Best life vest NOT made in China?

[Matt_E]

In the land where people vote with their wallet.

 

[SJBrit]

Where the F do we live again!?

Earth.

America needs to realize that globalization is a fact and quit peddling it's anachronistic, jingoistic policies.

 

[Rickster]

What I can't deal with is the FACT that they have poor standards and WE buy crap from them to eat and feed our pets.

Have you ever been to a third world country? They have poor standards compared to what?

 

[meatball]

China's far from 3rd world, they are the next USA as far as industrialization goes.

 

[Rickster]

China's far from 3rd world, they are the next USA as far as industrialization goes.

China has both.

The point is this.

The Company I work for recently moved it's head office to the Philippines. The wages seem low compared to Western Standards, BUT the people we employ (although some make less than $500 per month) live like kings amongst their own.

I'm talking houses on the beach, running water, electricity, computers, cell phones, etc...

You cannot take the wages in the US as the benchmark for all wages in the world.

 

[sjetrider]

where are the mormaii vests made?

Brazil I believe:biggthumpup:

 

[sjetrider]

China's economy will soon out grow its manufacturing and this will drive prices up on imports from China. But make no mistake India is just starting where China will leave off and so on and so on. 8 years ago 2 of my largest customers moved to Mexico to escape rising EPA and WAGE costs. Four years later they all but shut the Mexican plants down and opened new in China, in 2 years they will move to India or elsewhere. This should tell you the savings they gain. These buildings cost multiple millions of $$$$ and they are building new ,bigger and better ones every 4 years. These are LARGE appliance manufacturers that 10 years ago supported huge amounts of employees in TN. and AL. and they are gone but yet the unemployment rate has stayed under 5%, I dont know how but it does. China will hurt our economy no more than Japan or India or anywhere else. It is us who will kill the economy really quick buy borrowing way too much $$$$ and charging way to much for resources like oil and steel and wood. We have no future game plans for energy where other countrys spend countless hrs. developing, all because there is still money to be made on the resources we have and the money talks in our world.

 

[MADMAT]

Have you ever been to a third world country? They have poor standards compared to what?

They may no longer be third world economically but they have a third world mentality that will likely linger for many years.

Until someone else poisons thousands of cats, dogs, and humans I would have to say CHINA SUCKS!

 

[willycrumb]

China.....home of the 150 dollar motorcycle.:Banane01: :woot:

 

[michael950]

Let's stay on topic, PFDs not made in China...


otherwise create a thread in the off topic.

 

[willycrumb]

What about Quakysense? Where is their stuff made?

When I spoke to the owner in 2005 he said Japan. I dont know for sure though.


Although the 150 dollar motorcycle is off-topic, it is extremely relavent to this thread. Same difference. More than the damn dogs and medicine.

 

[brett]

globalization is impossible do to human nature.

i like dogs

i choose to stand by the Truman Doctrine

japan never made crap. they just sometimes had crappy raw materials cuz they have none themselves(almost did)

china chooses to make crap for the hard currency (something all commy states need) and uses it resources and good materials ON ITS MILTARY like all good commies do.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

a b c fawkin men.

I need a new life jacket.

you whiney beeeyotches get back on topic here.

Let's stay on topic, PFDs not made in China...


otherwise create a thread in the off topic.

 

[willycrumb]

OK...back on topic. I once saw an add from Big Five for dickies shoe. It read "American made shoes for the American working man". I went and bought some. Got home, went to put them on and BAMN.....made in China right there on the liner......yay.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

very helpful.

you whiney beeeyotches get back on topic here.

 

[MADMAT]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_re_as/china_sudan_arms

F U China. And Russia.

 

[Matt_E]

Superpowers engaged in international arms trades?:reporter: opworm:

Why, that's scandalous! :shock:

 

[Chester]

globalization is impossible do to human nature.





japan never made crap. they just sometimes had crappy raw materials cuz they have none themselves(almost did)

Remember the 1960's & early 70's? Everything Japan made was junk.

Chester

 

[brett]

really? my buddy 76 toyota runs great, my mom has a old sony recorder that still works. honda cvcc s are still on the road as well as datsuns z cars. they made great products in the day. what about honda elsinore 250s and all the other bikes that destroyed the competition. examples are endless.

so they made somecrappy hand tools around the same time (raw materials)
sorry bro it just doesnt hold up.

 

[brett]

not to mention fj40 landcruisers an nissan patrols!!!!!