Originally Posted by EthanEdwards


Probably somewhere between the two. If people were only buying what they needed and few wants, then we'd probably be in a lot less debt to them. OTOH, they ARE the only game in town in many cases. We just need to be making a lot more stuff here and realize that essentially, slave labor in other countries ultimately carries a much higher cost than just the cheap goods made on the backs of poor folks that you don't have to look in the eye every day.


That^^^
Been saying virtually the same thing to my wife for years.

FJB & FJT