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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: craig crawford who wrote (236647)	3/12/2002 8:36:22 AM
From: Sedohr Nod	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

>>>so what? what made our country the greatest power the world has ever seen was not the wanton spending habits of materialistic, self-indulgent consumers. it was our ability to produce.>>>>>>......I don't know so much about "terrible" consumers...but you are right about what made our country great is our ability to produce and COMPETE.....If your particular industry has to have an artificial 30 to 40% advantage imposed to survive...then you are not competing....If your wage increases greatly outstrip your increases in productivity...then you are not competing.....If others can fill your markets with higher quality products at a better price then you better find something you can do that deserves the dollars these "terrible" consumers want to spend.