[TheForge] chinese shoes

Wed Nov 5 05:44:00 2003

It will end when we (Current consumers) are at the level of the rest of the 
starving people of the world and can no longed buy the products that are 
created. Only the big business owners will have money and the economy will 
stagnate and collapse.
Reagan had the trickle down theory. G Bush Sr later referred to it as 
voodoo economics when he was trying to look different then kept basically 
the same policies. Either way I didn't get wet by the trickle.
I propose the trickle up theory:
The trickle up theory of economics.
Give all the people who bust there butts working more $$$. We will then buy 
cars, homes and a billion other products. The rich will get the money back 
they always do.  The economy works well when money moves around not when it 
only goes in one direction.
I would be willing to support the new theory by spending any money given to 
me. I don't mean a hundred dollar tax cut to balance the big tax cuts given 
to people with the most money. If the working people make money we as a 
country do well.
When I buy products made in America I send a e mail to the company thanking 
them for still being here. Un fortunately I can't do this often anymore.
Knapp shoes are still American, at least the new pair I just got was, but 
it has been a month now.....
Larry Brown

At 07:02 PM 11/4/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>I've been wearing Mason shoes for a long time (I'm a dealer). The mailman 
>brings them right to my house. Style 591 11-1/2 EE feels good right out of 
>the box. The new pair is for going to town and the old pair is for going 
>to the shop.
>
>Now I see that Mason Shoes is closing down the shoe factory in Chippewa 
>Falls, Wisconsin and sending the work (and some of the machines) to China. 
>They will still sell shoes but the shoes will be made in China (I wonder 
>if the price will come down?).
>
>The phone ladies will still be over in Chippewa Falls...for now anyway. No 
>reason they can't teach Chinese ladies to take shoe orders. Well I guess 
>they have to eat too...
>
>When will this end? I suppose when everyone is making $3 per hour....
>
>Boo.
>
>Bob
>
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