State of the art spark plug factory in China...

[AllanY2525]

I have no doubt in my mind that we can make quality parts here
in the U.S..... we make some of the best quality parts in the world...the
challenge is to be able to make them and still compete on a price basis
with places like the spark plug factory shown in those photos.

How do our factories complete with outfits like these, where outdated
equipment, little to no safety precautions, slave wages, etc. can cut
our competitors' production costs to levels below what our own factories
would consider "bare-minimum" and still make a profit?

Capitalism is a great way of doing things, but it's a double-edge sword,
and consumers can be fickle - they're going to go for the product that
meets their needs, while at the same time having the lowest price.

We can try using import tariffs, etc to level the playing field but that will
only drive up the cost to consumers here in the United States... many of
whom will not have the extra money to "buy American", and will do without
the item concerned - rather than pay more for it.  This excludes "must-have"
items, of course... we gotta have what we gotta have...

The only way we're going to win the trade war is to find new, innovative
technologies that allow our industries to make products that can compete
globally, in terms of both cost and quality - and work towards becoming more
of an export economy, and less of an import economy.

[woozle]

Not that long ago, the US was the leading maker of spark plugs in the world, as we once were with many other consumer goods.

Here are a few visuals to ponder whenever you think about the erosion of the dollar and our standards of living, loss of markets and jobs, and the quality and safety of what we import

http://www.curezone.org/forums/am.asp?i=1063782


Do any of you think we can start making quaity parts here in the U.S.A. again??