On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:21:05 -0400, <clhyer@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Droo-
> An interesting comment. How exactly would you change it? I hear what
> you say about the $70 jeans, and most likely most people would agree
> with you. That is until their job is outsourced...
> As it is, most of our textile business has now gone to other countries;
> most of our manufacturing base has likewise gone to other countries. I
> barely remember the last time I could easily understand a computer
> person, except for the salesperson. Would you have us all lower our
> standard of living to the level of foreign countries? I doubt it, we'd
> have to give up our daks for public transportation!
> Actually our economy is changing. I think the latest figures from the
> government (GAO?) indicates that the middle class is shrinking. While
> some few might break into the "wealthy" class; guess where most of the
> middle class ends up. While I agree that "something" needs to be done,
> I haven't got a clue as to what or how you would do it!
>
I'm certainly no economy expert. But what I meant by "our economy must
change" is the type of economy. We once had an agricultural based economy,
moved to an industrial based, and now (so they say) we have a service
based economy.
-- -Droo
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