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Old 05-18-2011, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JonL View Post
Without looking at the link, and even taking this quote totally out of context, I would say... "depends." Many issues, including energy consumption, are complex. Sometimes it may be appropriate to sacrifice some US jobs for the sake of the nation as a whole. On the other hand, actions that sacrifice US jobs simply to increase corporate profits and enrich the CEOs and stock market speculators should be vigorously discouraged through the use of public pressure, market pressure, and - where necessary - by regulation and tax policy.
The major problem with the sacrifice of US jobs is that even the GE incandescents are made in China now and they are crap, plain and simply crap. That is why I thank God for Sylvania.
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