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Posted by Icepick on January 12, 2003 at 11:11:55 from (63.161.240.231):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Made in the USA, Does the US still lead in tractor mfg posted by James on January 12, 2003 at 08:57:42:
Hey James,
My reply to Fred was based on his belief that labor unions were driving us out of the auto manufacturing business, not electronics manufacturing. In 1990 I did research for a magazine article I was writing on the cost of labor in the U.S. and abroad in the auto manufacturing arena ( cars, trucks, tractors, heavy equipment, etc.) and the reasons the foreigners were cheaper. Our main competitor in auto manufacturing was Japan, as far as I know they still are. Japan wages were the same as ours, and in some cases, even higher. So ask yourself this; if the labor wages are the same, how do they ship them across the ocean and still sell them cheaper? The only answer I found was that Japanese upper management were taking a much smaller piece of the pie. I've got stats to back me up, soapbox aborted.
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