- Posted by Steve Eddy (M) on June 26, 2009 at 18:54:26
In Reply to: RE: good luck with that posted by troporobo on June 26, 2009 at 17:49:03
Given the huge amount of trade that the US does with China, I'll bet dollars to donuts that your house is full of Chinese products, from clothes and shoes to the bits inside the computer you use to access AA.
Certainly for some things, particularly modern consumer electronics, there are few to no alternatives. However for many many other things, such as audio cables, there are alternatives and wherever there are alternatives, I will choose that which is not made in China.
For example, none of my clothes or my shoes are made in China.
As a thought experiment, try turning your statement around and examine what would happen if China said they wouldn't buy anything from the US. The day they stop buying US exports like machine tools will make the current employment crisis look like the good old days, and the day they stop buying US Treasury bonds, the dollar will collapse.
Yes, an unfortunate situation to be sure, and one which we got ourselves into with our eyes wide open.
However that the situation is what it is doesn't make it any less unfortunate nor should we continue to blindly follow that path.
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