Jeff,<br> <br> I bet when Wal-Mart gets too regulated, many liberals will be happy when the company is bought out by a foreign owned company because they don't want those low wage jobs here in America. <br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Jeff Harkins <jeffh@moscow.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Lest ye all be fooled about New Balance and its <br>worldwide operations, here is a short except from their website:<br><br>New Balance started as an American company and <br>our headquarters remain in Boston, MA. But today <br>we employ more than 2,500 associates around the <br>globe and sell our products in over 120 <br>countries. We have wholly-owned subsidiaries in <br>the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Hong Kong, <br>Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, <br>Canada, Japan, Brazil and South Africa. We also <br>have a number of licensees, joint ventures, and
<br>distributors all over the globe. With the help of <br>a committed group of domestic and international <br>affiliates, New Balance has grown to be the <br>fourth largest athletic footwear and apparel company in the world.<br><br>Their website is: http://www.newbalance.com/aboutus/where_we_are/index.html<br><br>Market segmentation is a great tool for appealing <br>to various elements of a marketplace.<br><br>At 01:53 PM 4/1/2006, you wrote:<br>>Dear Visionaries:<br>><br>>In light of what Tom writes, below, I want to <br>>put in a plug once again for American goods made <br>>by American workers. Yes, I know -- some of <br>>those workers are not earning a living wage, but <br>>I've got a bee in my bonnet (or a bat in my <br>>belfry) about doing what I can to preserve American manufacturing jobs.<br>><br>>I have at last located a pair of tennis shoes <br>>actually made in the USA, rather than in China <br>>or Southeast Asia. This is no
easy task. There <br>>are very few American shoe makers left. I <br>>recently discovered that even Cole and Hahn <br>>shoes, which cost more than 200 bucks a pair, <br>>are now made in China. 200 bucks is exactly <br>>what C&H shoes cost back when they were made in <br>>the US, so savings on the manufacturing end are <br>>not being passed on to the consumer. Instead, <br>>some rich bastard is lining his/her or the <br>>shareholders' pockets with a hefty <br>>profit. Meanwhile, two groups of workers, one <br>>at home and one abroad, get screwed.<br>><br>>Anyhow, back to my new tennis shoes. I have <br>>long needed a new pair of trainers. I've been <br>>wearing a pair of Chippewa boots on my Nordic <br>>Track because I'm so damned stubborn on this <br>>issue. (It makes for a good workout, what with <br>>the heavy leather and the steel-toes, but the <br>>boots look pretty stupid with my jogging
<br>>shorts.) Anyhow, I found a pair of New Balance <br>>shoes made in the US through the Sierra Trading <br>>Post catalog. For those of you who don't get <br>>the Sierra Trading Post, you can check it out <br>>online at: http://www.sierratradingpost.com.<br>>Sierra is an outlet store, so everything is <br>>discounted (some stuff deeply discounted) and <br>>the country of manufacture is listed for all <br>>items sold, so you can make informed choices. I <br>>know that Jeff Harkins will choose China because <br>>he's just as stubborn as I am only in the <br>>opposite direction, but for those of you who <br>>would like to buy domestic, here's your chance on a very tricky-to-find item.<br>><br>>Also, just to show that I'm not (as some have <br>>accused) anti-Christian, I'll tell you that once <br>>you've completed your Sierra order, a verse from <br>>the Book of John appears at the top of the page. 10:10, I
think?<br>>I don't know; I didn't pay much attention. I <br>>was too pleased to have gotten my funky <br>>American-made sneaks at 40% off. I'm wearing <br>>them right now and reading the small card that <br>>came with them: Proudly made in the USA.<br>><br>>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment<br>>www.joanopyr.com<br>><br>>On Apr 1, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br>><br>>>One last comment concerning a simple opinion that gc is struggling with:<br>>><br>>>"Jobs that pay a living wage" - Increase minimum wage. Only somebody<br>>>lacking a second neuron would feel the poor to be insulted by increasing<br>>>their take-home pay.<br>>><br>>>"Jobs that offer careers" - This is where you almost get it, g. Expand<br>>>Alturas with more and more high-end jobs (jobs with progressive pay scales<br>>>that are matched with progressive responsibilities - pronounced
"careers").<br>>><br>>>"Wages that put food on dinner tables" - See "Jobs that pay a living wage"<br>>>above.<br>>><br>>>"not sub-minimum wages that only serve to fatten the corporate bottom line"<br>>>- Need I really say more.<br>>><br>>>Jeesh, g.<br>>><br>>>Enough said.<br>>><br>>>Now, if you will excuse me, my coffee is getting cold.<br>>><br>>>Tom Hansen<br>>>Moscow, Idaho<br>>><br>>>"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving<br>>>safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in<br>>>sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used<br>>>up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"<br>><br>><br>>_____________________________________________________<br>>List services made available by First Step <br>>Internet, serving the communities of the
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