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Old 08-25-2011, 11:32 AM   #88
32phil
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Default Re: Bob Drake - why overseas?

Just a thought about why we don't manufacture here in the U.S. anymore. Due to the stringent EPA rules and regulations it is almost impossible to make any thing here. That is why companies went out of business and many things are made overseas. We live on a very small fragile planet. Much of the manufacturing for U.S.consumer goods is now done overseas. Most manufacturing done elsewhere does not have the pollution controls we do. Walk through Loewes, Sears or any retail store and it seems like everything is made in China. In some areas of China you cannot breathe the air. In India the ship breaking has destroyed vast areas that will not recover for decades if ever. If we would have had reasonable controls in the U.S. we would have kept the jobs and had less of an impact on the planet. So thank you EPA for destroying our jobs, our country and ironically ultimately our planet.
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