Bruce Bartlett wrote a column saying he loves the Chinese imports because they're so cheap. A concerned
citizen wrote to him:
Bruce:
Just a short question:
How do you feel while shopping in Wal-Mart (if you do) that every tag says
"made in
China"? Frankly, it scares me. Please assure me that I should be happy and unafraid instead.
Of course I also get those
feelings in K-Mart, Target,
the 99 cent Store, etc.
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Bruce wrote:
Doesn't bother me. I don't really understand why anyone should care where anything they buy
is made. All I care about is whether a product does what I want it to do and how much it costs. Any other
consideration seems absurd.
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Bruce:
Well, I'm not ready (yet) to compare Red China with Hitler's Germany or Tojo's Japan...but give them (Mao's Chinese) time. I'm afraid that some day,soon, you WILL
care where something is made. And who is making the profit. And what they intend to do with the money. I hope I'm just
paranoid, and you are a genius.
Lew
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Bruce Bartlett wrote:
If you really care about not buying from our enemies, you would not buy anything made in France.
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Bruce:
Lucky
for me! The French don't sell anything I could afford to buy! Except those little cars...that stink anyway!
Thanks
for your response! Appreciate it much!
Lew
