Is there anything left for America to manufacture?

[chri'stina 190]

i blame antibiotics.

Indeed.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

and frankly, controlling rat populations in medieval europe was a bad idea too. look where it got us.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Here is a real way to fight climate change and improve manufactoring. Instead of the standard Tariff protectionist stance, how about laws that regulate shipping in terms of carbon? IE tax manufactured goods based on their mileage from factory to retail.

Example.

An auto tyre. less than 500 miles = tax break

501 -1000 miles = + 0%

1001 -2000 miles = +5%

2001 -3000 miles = +10%

3001 - 4000 miles = +15%

4001 - 5000 miles = +20%

5001 - 5500 miles = + 25%

5550+ = 75%

This would create smaller more dispersed facilities that use less resources.

Edited January 27, 2010 by Sousuke

[FortLaudy 10]

Yeah, #### the weak, infirm and poor

No, that's not how I think, I have a great deal of respect for people who live simpler lives, they value things that are to me too most important in life. They're not all weak, infirm or 'poor' but I definetely believe western interference (free handouts: especially food and medicine) is to blame for a lot of 3rd world over population.

i blame antibiotics.

Hey, wonder where antibiotics came from and who brought it to 3rd world countries first... probably those people dishing out free medicine and food, right?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

No, that's not how I think, I have a great deal of respect for people who live simpler lives, they value things that are to me too most important in life. They're not all weak, infirm or 'poor' but I definetely believe western interference (free handouts: especially food and medicine) is to blame for a lot of 3rd world over population.

Do you support the Starship Federation's Prime Directive policy?

[Dan J 277]

Here is a real way to fight climate change and improve manufactoring. Instead of the standard Tariff protectionist stance, how about laws that regulate shipping in terms of carbon? IE tax manufactured goods based on their mileage from factory to retail.

Example.

An auto tyre. less than 500 miles = tax break

501 -1000 miles = + 0%

1001 -2000 miles = +5%

2001 -3000 miles = +10%

3001 - 4000 miles = +15%

4001 - 5000 miles = +20%

5001 - 5500 miles = + 25%

5550+ = 75%

This would create smaller more dispersed facilities that use less resources.

Not necessarily, there is efficiency in centralized production. The inefficiency comes with the cost to transport. So in a sense, you will probably replace one efficiency with another.

[LaL 418]

No, that's not how I think, I have a great deal of respect for people who live simpler lives, they value things that are to me too most important in life. They're not all weak, infirm or 'poor' but I definetely believe western interference (free handouts: especially food and medicine) is to blame for a lot of 3rd world over population.

I believe it was you who indicated that slavery was an eventuality right? Just nature taking its course, right?

[Peikko 1,575]

Nature taking it's course is saying #### to these groups. As for your diagnosis of why the 3rd world is poor - I have to laugh because there is nothing remotely reasonable. Western interference yes, but not handing out free food and medicine. That's such an uneducated comment.

[Nina~ 431]

No, that's not how I think, I have a great deal of respect for people who live simpler lives, they value things that are to me too most important in life. They're not all weak, infirm or 'poor' but I definetely believe western interference (free handouts: especially food and medicine) is to blame for a lot of 3rd world over population.

Hey, wonder where antibiotics came from and who brought it to 3rd world countries first... probably those people dishing out free medicine and food, right?

Are you seriously that naïve?

[Peikko 1,575]

You don't know where antibiotics came from? Oh dear.

[FortLaudy 10]

Do you support the Starship Federation's Prime Directive policy?

now you gone made me google never watched star trek or if I did I don't remember this part.

something like that I guess, basically less interference!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Hey, wonder where antibiotics came from and who brought it to 3rd world countries first... probably those people dishing out free medicine and food, right?

Let's go back in history a bit. Europe was once poor. Do you know which organization played a huge role in helping the European poor and needy? The Catholic church. They could have "let nature take its course" but they decided to be good stewards of humanity instead.

[Peikko 1,575]

Ah, so it's all the fault of the Catholics? Should have known!

[FortLaudy 10]

You don't know where antibiotics came from? Oh dear.

I know, that wasn't the point. point is, mass production of antibiotics = western.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Ah, so it's all the fault of the Catholics? Should have known!

First they do good works all over Europe and create tons of babies... and then go and molest them. Those bastards.