On Friday, November 14, 2014 4:49:01 PM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:02:39 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
> > I don't have any info on whether or not the Chinese will try to cheat
> > every chance they get. Are you saying that Americans are fully capable
> > of making quality products without QC oversight or accountability? That
> > would be just wonderful.
>
> Hell no! We need official government oversight to make sure big
> business doesn't misuse labor. All China has is a set of laws that
> are usually ignored and individuals sent by the contracting American
> company to oversee how they are making the product.

I worked at a factory that made widgets. I told my supervisor that the box of switches being checked out was not turning on reliably. The response was that as long as it worked most of the time to just pass it. I thought that was a little nutty considering that it was the only user control on the gizmo. OTOH, the guy was the boss and the boss is always right. The truth is that the Chinese do not have exclusive rights on shoddy products and our manufacturing practices are in no way superior. People get cheap crap from China because they're only willing to pay for cheap crap.

> >
> > Let me tell you, the Chinese don't trust the Americans any more than we
> > trust them.
>
> We are the contractors and it's our money. They do it to their own
> people, so I don't need to feel bad about them "not trusting us".
>
>
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