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  1. Al Smith

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    Yeah it was costing them 6-8 bucks a pop per crankshaft ,a ship load at a time .There were problems and they had to air frieght them in but at a much higher price than 8 bucks per .I can't remember exactly what happened in India except they couldn't make a good casting plus they had labor...
  2. Al Smith

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    Historically there has always been a pizzen match between business owners and the labor force .Rather comical to some degree when a bunch of Japanese investers came up with the bright idea to modernize Korean steel mills to beat the Japanese workers out of a fair wage then the Koreans took the...
  3. Al Smith

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    FWIW most of them it takes quite a while until they get that high .They get hired in at 15-16 bucks an hour with reduced benefits .Fact the last bunch hired where I work will be at 20 an hour in about three years .They've already been there two . They still hire skilled trades at pretty close...
  4. Al Smith

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    For all intents in case anyone did not know just about all those involved in the automobile manufacturing made some kind of concessions .It's came back to a point though . Things happen and it was not just due to high priced workers .The economy just went into free fall and fell like a stack of...
  5. Al Smith

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    I think it's more about profit margin than anything .There's a lot of factors involved in it other than just workers wages .
  6. Al Smith

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    Oh it isn't just hardware my Lawd half the freakin tires are made off shore .Carhart of all things are made in Mexico now doesn't that just suck .:(
  7. Al Smith

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    Well it's nearly impossible to buy all made in the USA .Even Sears and Roebuck much is made in either China or Mexico .It's just a fact .
  8. Al Smith

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    Well in terms of better quality competition from Honda ,Toyota and others forced US auto makers to build a better vehicle .Let's face facts those pieces of Detroit iron in the 70's and 80's where junk .About the early 90's they finally got their heads out of their asses . Now I have no doubt...
  9. Al Smith

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    Kobalt is Lowes "house " brand and all made in China .
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