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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (60655)	8/24/2006 12:35:03 PM
From: Beachside Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Like they have for the last 2000 years. But...(as the broker said in March of 2000.. " this time it is different". And like them you offer a statement with no foundation to support it.

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (60655)	8/24/2006 1:01:07 PM
From: Beachside Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

What the heck do they do in Europe anyways? I never see "Made in Germany", "Made in France", "Made in Spain", etc anymore. Well I have deep respect for Germany, France, Spain. Germany showed us perfection at times, France showed us the voice of the people will guide a true and strong government, Spain changed 1/3 of the world into Christians...(not that I agree with that...ie. more people have died in the name of religion than any other cause less natural mortality in the last 2000 years). But the fact they did that...Cortez, he had history that was up with Jesus. So little men and a world they conquered.

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (60655)	8/24/2006 1:44:05 PM
From: Paul Kern	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

I never see "Made in Germany", "Made in France", "Made in Spain", etc anymore. Obviously you don't live in German, France,Spain or any other EU country or travel there.

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (60655)	8/24/2006 2:43:34 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Germany has the high end auto business pretty locked up, as well as a lot of high end appliances like dishwashers etc. Germany has done a much better job than the US at holding on to its manufacturing base, and they have a liability the US doesn't have because it is more expensive to ship from China to the US than from China to Europe so Germany has to compete harder. Dresden is also becoming a chip foundry hub now with AMD especially and other chipmakers. Spain has shoes and leather goods. Ireland is a tech and outsourcing center. I wish I'd put all my dollars into the EU when Bush was elected.

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (60655)	8/24/2006 9:12:17 PM
From: regli	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

".. What the heck do they do in Europe anyways? I never see "Made in Germany", "Made in France", "Made in Spain", etc anymore." This might help you as to who is the BIGGEST exporter in the world! nationmaster.com Germany overtakes US as largest exporter tralac.org Topic: G - Other Trade Topics - Trade and Development Author: Berlin Financial Times, EUobserver Published: 21/10/2003 Germany has claimed the title of world's biggest exporter for the first time in 11 years, pulling ahead of the United States and raising hopes that wage restraint has boosted the competitiveness of German industry. With $62 billion in exports, Germany's world share is now higher than 10% for the first time in several years. This also is higher than the US share. The third largest exporter in the world is Japan. The German economy has benefited from growth in Eastern and Central Europe, which has boosted demand for German goods - especially food and machinery. Germany now exports more to Eastern Europe than it does to the US. "Germany has a first-class, highly-diversified product", Olaf Wortmann from the German machinery association told the FT Deutschland. "The US competition produces lesser quality and the Japanese are delivering mass produced goods. Therefore Germany is leading in high-quality, tailor-made products". Last year, Germany was the market leader in machinery exports with 19% global market share ahead of the US with 14,9% followed by Japan with 12,2%. Sources: Berlin Financial Times, EUobserver