On 11/15/2014 6:46 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 02:46:55 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
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>> 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.
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> A lot of that happens because of competition by off soil manufacturers
> who pay their workers slave wages.
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No, it happens because some people are greedy, others are irresponsible,
others just don't care or are too lazy to fix the problem. It happens
in factories where the workers are well paid. It happened long before we
traded with China. Just look at the US auto industry and the crap they
turned out for decades by well paid workers. How long is the list of
defects on that brand new '58 Chevy?

I've been around manufacturing plants for over 50 years and it has been
going on for that time.

I've also sen some quality product from China May have been made by
slaves or babies, but the quality equals anything the US can do.