I agree with the last few of the comments, where it was stated that the US has become more of a "Throw Away Economy" than any other nation in
the world. Back to the conversation, car manufacturers for an example, GM, and Ford. Half Designed here in the US and half in Europe. Built
from parts in other nations, assembled somewhere else or Mexico. Lame. Hyundai, Honda, Toyota are designed in Japan, and manufactured here in the US. My 2006 Tiburon was manufactured here in the US and my parents Camery, and HighLander were built here as well. My POS Ford Ranger built in Mexico, and fell apart as soon as it hit 39k. Yes, more of our jobs are being outsourced faster than they are coming in, and we can only hope that things can look up instead of down since the US un-employment rate has hit an all time high this year. But then again, many of the "groups" we have here have been accustomed to being spoonfed and wont get out and get a job where it drains our nation on all kinds of resources, when that money could be spend somewhere else. It's just the way things are going, I wont ever buy a Dell, if you want to support our nation your right, we will have to buy more expensive machines. But face it, we DONT want to spend more money on something when we can get it from a company like Dell for hundreds less, at least the majority of the nation will think like that.
"ExiledOne --> People just keep buying foreign goods from Walmart HP and and others then WHINE that the economy is bad. The economy is bad because you buy this crap form foreign labor forces and put nothing back in the American economy. So start with looking at yourselves then make a plan to invest here instead of overseas. Just think about when you are talking to tech support or account management and have to talk with someone you cannot understand."
Nothing WE really can do, when were against all odds on penny pinchers who dont see the whole story.
Sigh.