Re: (erielack) Where models are made (and a Seattle question (was: HO Tangent...

[RJFlei_@_aol.com]

The difference is paying that Chinese employee 77 cents an hour or less.  
This applies to all manufacturing. No EPA, no OSHA, no other regulation, 
pollute  all you want, kill your employees through chemical exposure, or an 
unsafe  working conditions, that's OK. 
 
A Honda auto parts plant in China recently went on strike (a rare  
occurrence) for better wages. These autoworkers were paid between 77 cents and  
$1.29 an hour. 
 
Big business in particular is chasing the cheapest labor dollars they can  
find  - all over the world. The only positions not subject to cheaper labor  
dollars is the executive staff. They get all the big bonuses at the expense 
of  other workers. Many of them would sell their own mother on a street 
corner if  they thought they could make a buck!!!
 
Rick Fleischer
ELHS # 1426
Cortland, OH. 
 
 
In a message dated 8/9/2010 11:15:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rm584_@_hotmail.co.uk writes:



Just to add my 3 pence worth (I'm English), we have exactly  the same 
situation here. Everything seems to be made in China. I don't have  any issues 
with quality generally, but like it's been said, how can it be  cheaper to 
have things made the other side of the world and shipped to the  US/UK etc than 
actually made at home?  It doesn't seem to make  sense.


Chris 
> From:  paul.tupaczewski_@_alcatel-lucent.com
> To:  erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:49:07  -0500
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Where models are made (and a Seattle  question 
(was: HO Tangent DL&W Gons - Rolling Properties)
> 
>  Paul B. asked:
> 
> > Are any model cars/rolling stock made  stateside 
> > anymore? Bowser/Stewart?
> 
> Nope, Bowser  molds its cars here in the states and ships them to China 
for construction.  It's pretty mind-boggling that manufacturers can send 
parts overseas and have  them constructed, and taking into account shipping 
costs, it's STILL cheaper  than making it all in the US!
> 
> BTW, does anyone have any  suggestions for train-related stuff to see in 
the Seattle, WA area? (prototype  OR model). I'm off to there on business 
tomorrow for the next week-and-a-half,  and might have a little free time. 
Please reply to me directly at  paultup_@_comcast.net - thanks!
> 
> - Paul
> 
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