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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (17652)	2/22/2004 2:14:15 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

who are on average much smarter than their lazy, overpaid American counterparts. Oh Darfot, this is just ridiculous. Call Dell support and find out for yourself. Or install the oracle application server and compare it to the open source version.

To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (17652)	2/22/2004 6:43:39 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

re: protectionists Didn't both China and India require foreign computer & related equipment makers relocate their plants in order to do business there? Didn't China enact tariffs on chips one year after they agreed to WTO and one year before it was enacted? The list goes on, but those countries are every bit as protectionist, if not much more. They, as well as other trade parterns, have enacted protective regulations in anticipation of foreign competion, whereas the US always attempts half-hearted measures well after the horses are out of the barn.

To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (17652)	2/22/2004 7:22:49 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I think you underestimate American workers. You should check out the vacations, sick leave and unemployment/welfare benefits that Europeans get. You should check out how much work actually goes on in most Chinese or Indian state owned enterprises -- where most workers in both countries still work. You will be pleasantly surprised. If America solves its two big problems that, IMO, hobble its competitiveness (its health care and tort systems), it will be unsurpassed in the world because of its very flexible economy -- compared with almost any other economy in the world.