[SinGarage]

Originally Posted by 0100

You know what, I take it back, it does piss me off that we are officially 2nd. Maybe it's just because I am a very competitive person, whether it's at the tack, in the ring, or just playing a video game, I want to be 1st. I want the USA to be first, and it sucks that so many people just don't give a fuck anymore. This is (was) such a great nation and I seriously see it going down the tubes, and it sucks!

I love how I post this and most peoples reaction is meh so we are second now whatever. No one gets amped up, like damn we really need to fix our shit and fast.

Ah well let's just sit back and see where this ride takes us, that always works.

I pretty much agree with everything you said. What a lot of people don't understand is how economic works but once you do, you will see why we are in this situation. The problem is people in the US want things that are "cheaper". Raw material does not really differentiate much in price but labor does. We will never be able to beat China in labor as cost of living there is cheaper plus people there are willing to work shitty jobs and in shitty conditions. It’s because either there isn’t any work available to them or they don’t have the education to get a better job. Work ethics are also different between USA and smaller nations. I think the only thing left that is not being outsourced is weapons. Weapons on a mass destruction scale type weapons. You ever notice that we sell our outdated junk to smaller nations?

I work in the semiconductor industry for the last 15 years. I have worked both in the commercial and military/aerospace industry. US customers would build their prototypes here and once the design has been proven, shipped off to China for mass production. In a business perspective, it makes sense. Their profit margin would be bigger and prices would be lower offered to consumers. It’s a win-win situation…in the short run. In the long run, well this is where we are at now, will be #2 in 5 years.