02 Jun 08
Originally posted by uzlessHey I am a proud wearer of $10 Chinese made croc knockoffs. At one fifth to one sixth the price of the original I can only laugh at anyone who would fork out that much for gaudy looking plastic. Would the crocs last 5 to 6 times longer? Would I be more of a fashion victim for wearing the brand. Am I sad enough just for wearing plastic surgical slippers as footwear regardless of its branding ?
croc's have announced they are going out of business due to cheap knockoffs from china. Actually, its because people are buying the cheap knockoffs instead of the real thing...but i digress.
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02 Jun 08
Originally posted by kmax87Crocs were made in North America and provided jobs to North americans at decent wages. The manufacturing industry lost more jobs in North America to China again because people like yourself would rather pay 10 bux for chinese knockoffs than 35 dollars for the real thing.
Hey I am a proud wearer of $10 Chinese made croc knockoffs. At one fifth to one sixth the price of the original I can only laugh at anyone who would fork out that much for gaudy looking plastic. Would the crocs last 5 to 6 times longer? Would I be more of a fashion victim for wearing the brand. Am I sad enough just for wearing plastic surgical slippers as fo ...[text shortened]... nswers to all these questions and more, log onto www.hugievzaduck.con and see if you were close.
I hope you are not one of those people that is against NAFTA and complains about jobs being outsourced overseas...
03 Jun 08
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Originally posted by uzlessAll of Australia's small manufacturing industry collapsed in the mid 80's when we were convinced that our days of tarrif protectionism had gone the way of the Dodo.
Crocs were made in North America and provided jobs to North americans at decent wages. The manufacturing industry lost more jobs in North America to China again because people like yourself would rather pay 10 bux for chinese knockoffs than 35 dollars for the real thing.
I hope you are not one of those people that is against NAFTA and complains about jobs being outsourced overseas...
We deregulated our economy and put in place measures that would level the economic playing field. Unfortunately though, the mortgage belt suffered a lot of pain in the 90's as a result of this restructuring and deregulation also coinciding with a worldwide economic downturn, causing the architect of these policies Prime Minister Keating to be voted out of office in a severe voter backlash that ended up giving the Liberals an 11 year run in office. Looking back in hindsight though, if we hadn't done all that restructuring then, we would have probably gone steadily backwards, and now be rapidly approaching the developing world in terms of many of the OECD metrics that say that we are still a first world nation.
The point is on overall trade terms its all about balance of payments, and China who imports huge amounts of resource wealth from Australia ( iron ore, coal, wool and cotton among our chief exports) expects justifiably so, a quid pro quo in terms of being able to sell things back to us.
For that reason, satire and sarcasm aside, I am actually doing my patriotic duty by buying Chinese goods. It helps keep a healthy balance of payments between our two countries and in the process has opened the possibility of growth in other parts of the economy that having stayed locked into preserving our manufacturing industries at all costs may not have uncovered.
03 Jun 08
Originally posted by uzlessSounds like what the Americans tried to do to the Australians with ugg boots.
Crocs were made in North America and provided jobs to North americans at decent wages. The manufacturing industry lost more jobs in North America to China again because people like yourself would rather pay 10 bux for chinese knockoffs than 35 dollars for the real thing.
I hope you are not one of those people that is against NAFTA and complains about jobs being outsourced overseas...
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03 Jun 08
Originally posted by kmax87In North America this has meant an increase in jobs in the service/retail industry. These jobs tend to be lower paying than the manufacturing industry. It is one of the reasons why the middle class have stagnated in terms of real economic gain here. For the first ever, the service industry employs just as many people as the manufacturing industry in Canada this year.
It helps keep a healthy balance of payments between our two countries and in the process has opened the possibility of growth in other parts of the economy that having stayed locked into preserving our manufacturing industries at all costs may not have uncovered.
The gap between the rich and the middle class will continue to widen in the coming decades and eventually we will see a return to the old days where an incredible amount of wealth is held by only a small percentage of people and the vast majority of poeple will find employment only in catering to the needs of the wealthy.
A country that does not create wealth cannot sustain it.
03 Jun 08
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocs
17. "September 10, 2007". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Comedy Central. 2007-09-10. 10 minutes in. "...Oh, and Jon, anyone in those brightly colored plastic Crocs? That means anything goes. We're talking hardcore ass-[censored] stuff - scat play. And Jon, that's not just in bathrooms. Anytime you see anyone wearing crocs, be aware. ... If they're wearing Crocs, they are soliciting incredibly depraved gay sex. You can take that to the bank."