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[The Simpleton]

This news might sound like a continuation to my earlier thread about China becoming the world's second largest economy, but it's not. It's actually a more general sort of news coming from US President Mr.Obama. Like most of the news I post here, I read this in the newspaper too, so I don't remember all of the details, but Obama said that European and Asian countries are trying to overtake the US in many fields and they're even succeeding in a few of them, and the USA doesn't like this one bit (according to the President). So now armed with a new motto of "Made in America", Obama wants to keep the country's top spot safe in all fields concerned. Will he succeed?

[sheepdog]

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So now armed with a new motto of "Made in America",

Hell no he won't succede! Not with the crazy things he is doing. Raising taxes and the cost of doing business in this country with his goofy Obamma Care forced insurance, he is driving business out of business, or have more and more every day pull out of the USA and head for more industry/business friendly countries.

Go look around next time you are in Walmart. See just how many items you find that are "made in the USA." You can bet they are going to be far and few between. We used to make nearly all of our clothing and shoes right here but now I don't know of any at all. In our area of the state for years there was a shoe factory in Mansfield, a Lee's plant in Seymour, and Hagles in Ava and Ozark, which made mens pants. All of these are gone out of business. In a mostly rural area, this makes for a very tough economy. In the big city of Springfield Missouri there used to be 3 major bread factories, but now all of our bread comes from one factory in Oklahoma, for crying out loud, not even bread factories, how crazy is that? Thousands lost their jobs in Springfield when Zenith moved to Mexico.

Things are going to have to change and change drasticly and soon, or "made in America" is going to be a joke.

[rob86]

I can hardly think of a single thing I have that's made in USA. I have electronic gadgets from all parts of Asia, a dirt bike from Japan, guitars from Japan, Drum kit from Japan, Recording equipment from Japan, Mp3 Player from Korea clothing from Canada, some other (not fancy) clothing from Pakistan, Bangladesh, places like that. Lots more things from parts of Asia. Almost everything else I have is from China. I have coffee and tea cups from England. I can hardly think of anything Made in the USA, maybe video games, but that's it.

It's always been like that though, way before Obama. When I see something made in the USA it's a pretty rare thing.

I wish more things were produced in Canada, but they don't seem to be. My grandmother only buys Canadian products, needless to say she has very few things other than quality socks..

[anwiii]

yea, i have to agree with ya sheepdog. it wont be in HIS term that this ideal plan will succees. you seem to be an obama hater though. he didn't do all those things you describe. i am a republican but voted for obama. i wont go in to the reason why. it was the first time i EVER voted democrat. i think he worked hard to where he got, i think he had to work harder than any white replublican, and i don't think he can afford to make mistakes right now and is doing the best he can to please EVERYONE even though it will be impossible. to me, foolish people judge right from the get go without even looking at credentials or reading between the lines in how he got to be where he is today. reagan was critisized when he was in office....yet 5-10 years later, he has been noted as one of the greatest presidents. our policy to elect has it's pros and cons. there is very little one can do to change this country in 4 years. 8 years is better if re-elected. i don't agree with any bailout, but this guy DID save companies. maybe not the companies you are talking about, be he sure as heck did a GREAT job at saving people from losing billions in the stock market. and he came in to the presidency AFTER our economy was on the verge of disaster.

now i am not news worthy these days. i don't have a t.v. or get the news nor do i spend my time searching online for it. but i will tell you one thing. i will FULLY support the slogan, "made in america" and getting back to our roots where this country was founded on! now let's just see what he is gonna do about it other than bail big companies out while little companies go out of business where it's the little companies that make the american dream REAL.

[sheepdog]

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i think he worked hard to where he got

Hard work is NOWHERE in Obummers resume. Community Organizer???? What the hell is that???

I actually think he has been given a lot of slack, he has done some things that are really way way off the wall and stupid and detrimental to our country, but everybody is letting it slide because after all, he is black and if you complain or don't agree with him you get acused of being racist, so everybody is bending over backwards to pretend he is just doing a wonderful job, and maybe I'm foolish, but I'm not buying it.

Now don't get mad at me cause I don't like Obummer, ya know I still want to be on your good side as I have to talk you into voting no on Proposition B.

[anwiii]

well it's more than just not liking obama...you are now using things against him because he is black.

BUT! yea, i would never consider voting yes on prop b. i am all for animal rights, but this gives too much power in the wrong places. i haven't even read the whole thing nor do i care too. we already have laws to protect animals.

[sheepdog]

Gosh, you made my day, Prop B has me sweating blood, let me tell you! I sure hope the rest of the Missouri Voters are as smart as you are!

But you actually kind of proved my point. If you don't like Obummer, it's because he's black. Makes you a racist. Never mind the fact that his total disrespect for our country and our values and our free society. You can't complain about him or your a racist.

I got to thinking last night after I posted about your mentioning how he had to work so hard to get where he was. So, let me ask you, have you seen the stories about how as a child he had a paper route to make money for school? What about his flipping burgers at the local malt shop to pay for his high school books and supplys? Or about how he joined the military so he could get his college education with the GI bill? Haven't seen any of those have you? Because they didn't happen. So answer this. How could a kid who was abandoned by his dead beat, drunken bum of a sire, mother remmarried to another one that wasn't any better than the first, lived for a time on food stamps/welfare end up going to college at HARVARD????? Where did the money come from for his collage education?

If it makes you feel any better, I didn't like Clinton either.

[eInfiniti]

It is said that, after some years, China is projected to overtake the US as #1 in GDP. I don't know how likely it is for the US to stop that. As of now, it looks like it will take some major events to stop that process. What is going to happen is anybody's guess.

[NateP]

I'm not sure who all has heard about this as it seems to be almost untouched by mainstream media, but Canada and the US signed an agreement on Feb. 4, 2011 to form the Regulatory Cooperation Council or RCC. This council has been formed to promote cooperation between US and Canadian policy makers to form "compatible" regulations on border law, economic law and even security and military regulations.

This council has been given very strong political backing by both nations and in my opinion looks like the first step in the future formation of a North American Union similar to the European Union. Both President Obama and Prime Minister Harper have denied that this agreement will affect the sovereignty of either nation however I do not understand how making Canadian and American regulations "compatible" will do anything other that help to integrate both countries into some form of united government.

This agreement will supposedly improve economic growth in both countries and most of all create a more secure North American continent.

Makes me think of this famous quote...

"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security."
-Benjamin Franklin

Try googling about the RCC and let me know what you all think. It scares the crap out of me!

[anwiii]

what do i think? it's way too early to tell. with the u.s. economy going as it has been, i think it benefits the u.s. more. i really haven't heard much about it though nor do i even know if there has even been any council meetings to even see where this thing is going. if you have any links that tells more about it, let me know and post them here. is mexico a part of this? this seems like an extention of nafta to me but i really have no clue to tell you the truth....

i don't know why your scared to death. can you give me reasons why this scares you to death? do you know something i don't(which is very little)? doesn't sound like anyone's sovernties or liberties are being compromised. i could be mistaken. it's just way too early for me to even give an opinion....