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To: Snowshoe who wrote (1180)	12/15/2004 11:08:03 AM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1293

Actually, I think we were all quite happy to buy stuff from the U.S. until recently. In fact, "made in the U.S.A." was kind of a neat thing at one time. I used to work in the auto parts business and boxes often came in with colourful tape with stars and stripes and "Made in the USA" wrapping them shut. We didn't think anything of it. I don't know exactly what happened, but things are becoming destabilized as far as how people are feeling right now -- probably on both sides of the border. People from "up here" are not bothering to go to the U.S. as they used to, and likewise, there are barely any U.S. tourists coming up here, although they do fill the parking lots of any of the parks where they can drive over to hike or fish for the day before returning to the U.S. -- that's conspicuous to me because I happen to live close to 2 major parks not far from the U.S. border. Anyhow, I don't care much for this somewhat hostile situation, but I don't know how or when it will be remedied. I suspect there won't be a change until there is a change in government in the U.S. croc

To: Snowshoe who wrote (1180)	12/15/2004 12:37:04 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1293

It's a very curious situation. Every country in the world wants to export massive amounts of stuff to the US in exchange for worthless bits of paper. But nobody wants to buy stuff from us. Do you know.. I was just thinking more about this line. Reminds me of when the traders came to the Americas, with their shiny glass beads, bright cloth, and other trade goods, and took away big loads of animal pelts that native peoples had to bust their cans off to trap and prepare. There's an element of that which still exists in almost all trade transactions to this day -- only what is it that we're all "buying" when we spend our money on "trade goods". We buy that $8.50 (Cdn) "Dora, the Explorer" pop-up book, manufactured in China, but with all licence fees going back to Viacom Int'l, and some cut going to Simon & Schuster Publishing as the publisher/distributor. Glass beads and pop-up books... you don't have to be "manufacturing" your trade goods in order to buy and sell the world. -croc