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Originally Posted by 32phil
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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I travel to Asia quite often. We, in the US live in this bubble. We seem to think that all of these environmental laws are going to save the world. Beyond our borders, however, very few countries really care. Japan is trying. To some extent is S. korea. But, In most of the Asian countries, the local factory still has the stream of oozing green stuff flowing into the local river.
I lived in japan for a few years. They are going through the same problems due to governmental restrictions. A lot of thier manufacturing has gone to Indonesia.