SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: bearshark who wrote (51227)6/28/2005 9:30:42 AM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
You didn't answer my question about our military spending. I know it's not PC, but I think we need some form of protectionism from a country where the average hourly wage for an auto worker is $1.50, or $12 a day.
I don't know what form it should take, but if we don't do something, we'll manufacture nothing in the future. Even robotic factories need expensive human maintenance and oversight. When China has grown their own middle-class consumers, they won't even need to sell us stuff on credit to sell at WalMart.

Our problem is we seem to think the entire world is OUR problem. China's advantage is that they don't suffer from this hubris, and are only concerned with their region. So, their order of magnitude less military expenditures than ours seem locally threatening.

Truth be told, we've never disputed that Taiwan is a part of China. They're unlikely to take it back before the Olympics in 2008. I think the Taiwanese should make the best of it, as the British protectorates like Hong Kong did.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News