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<blockquote data-quote="DanWiggins" data-source="post: 588162" data-attributes="member: 544847">It&#039;s not the political or economic structure of our country that forces this.&nbsp; I know, I&#039;m in business.&nbsp; NO ONE goes to work overseas if they can avoid it, because it is a headache, does complicate things, and few countries are even as close to the US in terms of ease of doing business.You know why companies go overseas?&nbsp; Because the consumer demands it.&nbsp; Shopping products strictly on the basis of price forces it.&nbsp; If the consumer can save $3 on an equivalent product, they will.&nbsp; Price war is what it&#039;s about, and it&#039;s driven by the consumer.&nbsp; Designed, built, and sold in the US is becoming scarce because NO ONE in the US is willing to pay for the price associated with it.How many here would be willing to pay an extra $100 per Brahma, if I guaranteed it was built in the US, with as much US content as possible?&nbsp; Any takers?&nbsp; Because that&#039;s about what it would add in terms of price...Sorry, but these kinds of statements really tick me off...&nbsp; Not directed at you personally, Idiot, but at everyone who laments outsourcing, but takes no action to counter it.YOU ALL have the power to stop it.&nbsp; Buy products built in the US, if it&#039;s important to you.&nbsp; If it&#039;s not, then don&#039;t pay lip-service to it.Personally, I do not think using overseas production is a &quot;bad thing&quot; for the US.&nbsp; If anything, it&#039;s allowing us to compete even stronger in the US AND overseas.&nbsp; US products become more attractive for export because they are lower priced, and can compete with products made overseas, in their own countries.It&#039;s NOT a fixed pie; if it were, we&#039;d still have 2 million jobs, and a GDP around 4&amp;amp; billion, like we had in 1900...Dan WigginsAdire AudioPS: anyone have any idea where most of JL, Kicker, ID, Orion, etc. drivers are made?&nbsp; Hint - it starts with CH and ends with INA...Dan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DanWiggins, post: 588162, member: 544847"] It's not the political or economic structure of our country that forces this. I know, I'm in business. NO ONE goes to work overseas if they can avoid it, because it is a headache, does complicate things, and few countries are even as close to the US in terms of ease of doing business. You know why companies go overseas? Because the consumer demands it. Shopping products strictly on the basis of price forces it. If the consumer can save $3 on an equivalent product, they will. Price war is what it's about, and it's driven by the consumer. Designed, built, and sold in the US is becoming scarce because NO ONE in the US is willing to pay for the price associated with it. How many here would be willing to pay an extra $100 per Brahma, if I guaranteed it was built in the US, with as much US content as possible? Any takers? Because that's about what it would add in terms of price... Sorry, but these kinds of statements really tick me off... Not directed at you personally, Idiot, but at everyone who laments outsourcing, but takes no action to counter it. YOU ALL have the power to stop it. Buy products built in the US, if it's important to you. If it's not, then don't pay lip-service to it. Personally, I do not think using overseas production is a "bad thing" for the US. If anything, it's allowing us to compete even stronger in the US AND overseas. US products become more attractive for export because they are lower priced, and can compete with products made overseas, in their own countries. It's NOT a fixed pie; if it were, we'd still have 2 million jobs, and a GDP around 4& billion, like we had in 1900... Dan Wiggins Adire Audio PS: anyone have any idea where most of JL, Kicker, ID, Orion, etc. drivers are made? Hint - it starts with CH and ends with INA... Dan [/QUOTE]

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