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plowboy 1

05-12-2008 19:27:52




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Seems a shame, what with the price of scrap so high, even the old, still usable equipment has gotten too expensive to buy for use in the field.




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plowboy 1

05-13-2008 17:33:31




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to plowboy 1, 05-12-2008 19:27:52  
And, not wanting to start too much trouble, when uncle george sends us our money from China, do you think it would help THIS country if some of us bought U.S. bonds with it? I'd like to here some serious thoughts on this. Thanks



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old

05-12-2008 21:00:06




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to plowboy 1, 05-12-2008 19:27:52  
In my area the price has dropped a good bit but thats because the law is cracking down on people that steal things and sell for scrap. Now days you have to cut a car up or have a title for it before you can sell if for scrap.



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tim[in]

05-13-2008 08:56:35




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to old, 05-12-2008 21:00:06  
here we had them stealing the vases off of graves, stealing copper pipes from refrigeration units ruining thousands of $ worth of food, and getting electricuted trying to steal from electric towers. Supposed to be cracking down but only time will tell.



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Patriot1

05-12-2008 19:55:03




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to plowboy 1, 05-12-2008 19:27:52  
Yep, the iron and steel is heading to China. We are so naive in the U.S., sending all our good steel to China, so they can build warheads, guns, jets and tanks. Meanwhile, we import their junk made out of pot metal and lead so we can save a buck. When will America learn that when we buy American, Americans will have jobs?!



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Matt from CT

05-13-2008 10:04:46




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to Patriot1, 05-12-2008 19:55:03  
While I agree with your sentiments about buying cheap Chinese junk (always amazes me how many people fawn over Harbor Freight), they are not a credible military threat.

What are they going to do? Invade India? Siberia? Their Navy in a few years might be enough to invade Taiwan. It's not a credible threat to South Korea or Japan. What are they going to do, sail a currently non-existent invasion fleet across the Pacific?

Seriously folks...what would China do militarily?

It is a significant economic force and one that fustrates the west diplomatically because even when countries like the U.S. & France can agree on a course of action, China has the economic muscle to undermine our western actions.

Russia remains a far more serious long term threat. They could engage in a series of small, non-nuclear land wars in Europe. And they've demonstrated their economic power in cutting off natural gas to countries they're having a spat with...wait till they cut off Western Europe one winter.

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randy hall

05-14-2008 08:38:03




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to Matt from CT, 05-13-2008 10:04:46  
ever hear of nuclear war?



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LEH

05-12-2008 20:57:13




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to Patriot1, 05-12-2008 19:55:03  
Good Question!!! Chineeze JUNK is everywhere. When will they start selling cars here?



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Fordfarmer

05-13-2008 06:34:06




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 Re: scrap prices in reply to LEH, 05-12-2008 20:57:13  
Crash-testing has already started on some. I've heard that Chrysler is in talks with one mfg'er about selling one with their name on it (not sure if that's true... just heard about it). Expect a Chinese version of the Yugo, just more modern looking.



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