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Phranc
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AUG 01, 09:51 PM
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My apple juice is made in China with apples from China, Chile, Argentina, America. Yes we export apples to China to make reconcentrated apple juice to import back into America.
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84fiero123
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AUG 01, 09:54 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by ryan.hess:
I dare you. Go 1 week without buying anything made in China. Seems simple, no? It's virtually impossible.
The plastic containers your strawberries come in? China.
Fluorescent light bulbs? China.
80% of Vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid is imported from China. Used in a lot of drinks and as a preservative.
Fish? A lot is imported from China.
I would bet 100%, yes, ALL electronics has at least some Chinese components in it.
You are probably going to read this on a Chinese monitor, type on a Chinese keyboard, and click reply on a Chinese mouse.
"But Ryan! I have a MICROSOFT mouse! So there! Made in the U.S.A. with mexican labor  "
WRONG. Try again.
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Not for me,
My strawberries are home grown, here on the farm.
No florescent bulbs,
No vitamin C here,
When I eat fish, it’s fish I caught here in Maine,
As far as computers, that I will give you, but I try to buy things that were made here when ever possible.
You should try it, makes you feel better every time.------------------
Technology is great when it works,
and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't.
Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.
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84fiero123
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AUG 01, 09:59 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Phranc:
My apple juice is made in China with apples from China, Chile, Argentina, America. Yes we export apples to China to make reconcentrated apple juice to import back into America. |
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Try buying it from local growers, helps your local economy and is better for you than concentrate.
Edited to add.
And obviously from this thread better for your helth, and kids health.
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Technology is great when it works,
and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't.
Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.[This message has been edited by 84fiero123 (edited 08-01-2007).]
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Phranc
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AUG 01, 10:08 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 84fiero123:
Try buying it from local growers, helps your local economy and is better for you than concentrate.
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Lets see do I buy four 64 oz. bottles for less then $5 or a gallon of cider for $8 that I can't get year round ( mind you I do love the cider and buy it but its only around in late fall) . Keep in mind I go through 8 bottles a weak. And Maryland doesn't exactly have a massive apple farming sector. And my local economy is better served by me saving money on something not produced locally so I can spend more of my money on things that are locally produced.
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Formula88
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AUG 02, 12:27 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Pyrthian:
people cry about the "national deficit" - yet every chinese item they buy adds to it. nickel & dime the nation.
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Please explain this.
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Pyrthian
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AUG 02, 08:38 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Formula88:
Please explain this. |
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first - what is a "deficit"? it should explain itself
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Toddster
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AUG 02, 12:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Pyrthian:
first - what is a "deficit"? it should explain itself |
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There is a difference between A deficit, in the generic sense of the word and THE deficit in regards to the US economy. The National Debt is the amount of money we owe, ostensibly on our USA "Credit Card". The amount that number grows each year is called the deficit.
So when you refer to the "national deficit" I'm with Formula on this one. How does spending money on a product made in China increase the deficit? Trade relations and debt are two different topics. But it is true that we do have a trade deficit with China that is not getting any better.[This message has been edited by Toddster (edited 08-02-2007).]
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lurker
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AUG 02, 12:53 PM
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thae depends on what the meaning of the word "is", is. [This message has been edited by lurker (edited 08-02-2007).]
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84fiero123
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AUG 02, 01:41 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Toddster:
So when you refer to the "national deficit" I'm with Formula on this one.
How does spending money on a product made in China increase the deficit?
(But it is true that we do have a trade deficit with China that is not getting any better.)
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| quote | Originally posted by Toddster:
(But it is true that we do have a trade deficit with China that is not getting any better.)
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I put quotation marks on the part of your own statement that is the explanation Pyrthian was looking for.
Why do you have to make yourself look right all the time, and try and make everyone else look wrong?
every time someone buys something made in Chins when they could buy the same product made in USA. You increase the deficit with China, and the same goes with any other product that you can buy made in USA.
Or did that not sink in?------------------
Technology is great when it works,
and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't.
Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.
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Toddster
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AUG 02, 01:55 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 84fiero123:
I put quotation marks on the part of your own statement that is the explanation Pyrthian was looking for.
Why do you have to make yourself look right all the time, and try and make everyone else look wrong?
every time someone buys something made in Chins when they could buy the same product made in USA. You increase the deficit with China, and the same goes with any other product that you can buy made in USA.
Or did that not sink in?
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Dear douche bag,
In the first place Pyrthian's post about the "national deficit" being related to the purchase of Chinese Products is just plain wrong. I do not know if he just used the wrong term or had the wrong concept. Either way I simply corrected it. As for my trying to make myself look right all the time you must be the only one on this forum who doesn't know I am currently working on a Masters Degree in Economics. This is my area of specialization so unless you have some special experience here perhaps you should do less talking and more reading.
Now stop behaving like a child. Everytime you try to one-up me on a thread about economics the entire forum rolls their collective eyes as if they were watching some obnoxious kid trying to tell Barry Bonds how to swing a bat.
K?[This message has been edited by Toddster (edited 08-02-2007).]
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