Great Britain..............whats so great

[kylumi]

Manufacturing is down to 14.8 GDP in the UK.

Apart from the climate levy...............which, obscurely only involves the UK doing thier "green bit" at the cost of the manufacturer................

I now get this c**p landing on my desk this morning...............as follows:

[tkboxer]

[quote=God Help GB Manufucturing ................. it will take some kind of miracle to drag it back from the depths it has sunk to.
I personally think we are not far away from going completely to the bottom.[/quote]

The U.S. .....worlds largest economy?
Lets see, we were a great manufacturer, then we became a service industry economy and now we are "Consumer-based ecomony". That means we buy everything everyone else makes and since we are the largest economy in the world we have to buy lots of it! Need tech help with that computer, no problem, a nice man in India will assist you, need a new car, no problem, there are boatloads coming over from Asia everyday, need that latest movie on DVD, no problem, some fine folks in Mexico will make it available at Wal-Mart on Tuesday.
The problem is most Americans are in debt up to their eyeballs, they have refinanced the homes two or three times being a "good consumer". Their borrowing power is just about tapped out, so what happens next? A recession I guess, hmmm...not good for us, even worse if your a country selling to us, a worldwide recession. I don't mean to be a pessamist but I don't see having a happy ending folks, in the meantime lets enjoy the ride.
The point of this reply was to confirm, western economies are "not far away from going completely to the bottom".

[kylumi]

i did not want to mention the US economy..............but, sadly it is all to true.

Its all going to end up with the Chinese as the worlds "super-power"....then we will all be in "doopy-doo"

[blknight3]

[tziamanik]

I think that China will rule but I'm not afraid of that, because they have great civilazation and they live with honor and also they have a low profile...

[sawtooth]

US manufacturing is all but disappearing. I worked for almost 26 years for what was once the largest textile company in the world. While I was there, they went from 65,000 employees to less than 5000. Nearly all manufacturing was moved to India, China and other overseas locations, and then the company declared Chapter 11 * for US only. Our vendors started demanding payment upfront, and I had to figure out how to do that and still meet the needs of our inventory and materials handling/cost system software. Four months later, our vendors began to trust us again, and I was forcibly "retired." The company was unable to come out of * in 18 months, and was purchased by their largest creditor. They were paired with another textile company, and both of them are now "international."

My son has had 2 real jobs (MacDonalds while in high school doesn't count) and both of them (textiles was one) fell out from under him. He thought about trying radiology because that is not being outsourced heavily, but the hospital offering a course in the subject was only accepting students who could prove health insurance coverage. That disappeared with his last job. His latest plan is getting a concealed handgun permit and working part-time for a private detective. That was the only offer he got. I'm not happy.

[DVDCoverArt]

If I get going on this subject I will end up writing pages and pages. We can thank our wonderful bureaucrats in Washington for the job loss in manufacturing and other job sectors.

NAFTA should be renamed to something I won't say here, along with the other free trade agreements our government is working on. Let’s not forget the corporations that have taken advantage of these agreements to the detriment of American workers.

Our government has made it easier and more economical for businesses to "Outsource" jobs. The over 4 million jobs that have been created that President Bush brags about are really people who use to have one job making a decent living now having to hold down two jobs just to make ends meet.

There are people with Masters Degrees working along side my son making $12 dollars an hour. That is a far cry from the hundred grand some of them use to make.

If anyone thinks things will change if Democrats take control, don't hold your breath. As far as I am concerned there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats. If we really want to see a change we need to go back to the concept our founding Fathers had which was for the common citizen, working for the people, to guide our country.

Did you know that after serving just 10 years a Senator or Congressman can retire with a full pension and free medical for the rest of their life? And to think that they are thinking of raising the retirement age to 70? Is that hypocritical or what?
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[Seiji]

Have you heard this news about Halliburton:
http://www.wkrc.com/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=DDD9456C-8F2E-4CF9-8AEB-54A5381A3177

And on a side note:
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister hinted Saturday that the Jewish state is preparing for military action to stop Iran's nuclear program, but said international diplomacy must be the first course of action.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060122/D8F9EEN00.html

The world is in chaos.
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[blknight3]

DVD I applaud your comments!!!! WHile not from the US t hings are almost as bad here in Canada. The only good thing so far is the free medical, but I can't help but wonder how long that is going to last as the overall population grows older.

It's truly sad to see how things are steadily going down hill, and the more the politicos tell us things are improving the worse they get. And the easier they make it for companies to export the jobs to other countries. And the easier for those same countries to export the product back to us.
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[kylumi]

tziamanik said

[johncap]

[kylumi]

Depravity...................

I thought it just outgrew itself and fell into financial deficit....................then the slave uprising led to Rome being ransacked.

Read Edward Gibsons "Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire"............its full of interesting stuff...............

I love Italy as it today...............with her magnificent cities and beautiful surrounding countryside

[johncap]

[sam vimes]

Britains biggest problem, is this goverment. It has passed more laws in the last few years than the previous govements did in 25 years. Its called her "the Nanny State" It trys to rule our lives. If it could dictate what we eat and wear it would do.
They are just bottom feeders. I envy the freedom of so many other cultures, especialy my favorite destination The USA. I know some of you yanks moan about some of your liberties being eroded because of security, but its far worse here. We are loosing our freedom of movement and freedom of speech. We have more survalence cameras than any other country in the world...... Just think on that one.......... More than China, more than Cuba, more than Iran... Everytime we set foot out our door there is a camera watching and recording our movements. Just wait till they introduce these biometric id cards. We will end up having to use these everytime we wish to buy something when using a credit card. or visit the doctors, mabee even get on a train or bus. We are rushing headlong to an Orson Wells utopian state, where the "goverment" will know where where you are, where you go, what you do, think, and say. Its not science fiction, and its not paranoia. Beware

[johncap]

[Seiji]

Did anyone catch this in the news:

Terrorist Drug Groups Plan Attacks at US-Mexico Border
January 29, 2006 09:21 AM EST


By Sher Zieve – On Sunday, it is reported that members of the terrorist gang MS-13, working with Central and South American drug cartels, have been planning coordinated attacks at specific locations on the US-Mexico border. The information comes from an alert issued by the DHS (Department of Homeland Security).

The alert is said to read: "After enough members have been pre-positioned along the border, a coordinated attack using firearms was to commence against all law enforcement, to include Border Patrol.” The Daily Bulletin, who obtained the alert, reported that “law enforcement officials along the border said they had not received the alert”.

This latest planned drug trafficking invasion comes just days after members of the Mexican military and drug traffickers met the US Border Patrol in a Texas stand-off.

On 25 January, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) called for an immediate deployment of US troops to the US-Mexico border. Tancredo said: “Our border has literally turned into a war zone with foreign military personnel challenging our laws and our sovereignty. The Mexican military is using its overwhelming firepower to hold the U.S. Border Patrol and other law enforcement at bay. The only way to deal with this dangerous situation is to tap the resources of our own military. I call on President Bush and the Governors of border states to immediately deploy military personnel to defend our borders against the Mexican military.”

I love how they didn't even bother to alert any law enforcement along the border towns “law enforcement officials along the border said they had not received the alert”.
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[Seiji]

[tkboxer]

I would have to agree with you Seiji, we built one of the highest standards of living and now we are trying to maintain it in a global economy enviorment tnat we are currently not competitive in. Innovation as you say should provide decent employment for the average worker, for the sake of the upcoming generation I pray that it does. Not to be all doom and gloom, but looking out 25 or 30 years I see the biggest promblems as: 1) the further decay of the American political system. 2) the real possibility of worldwide conflict (war).

[hyoogy]

And i bet you still vote Labour at the next election... Nobody to blame but yourselves. Vote BNP, they know exactly what is needed to put us back where we belong.