Hilarious

I agree with you. But the problem is that although I have no particular
affection for the character of the workers who have created this monster, we
lose the jobs for a long, long time. I am concerned about the future of the
country, and the job base here. I understand that many opportunities exist
now for our kids which we couldn't have dreamed of, but I worry about the
future with little to no manufacturing base.

What I mean is ----- Why should a consumer worry about "...purchasing that
quality at the expense of your fellow workers..." when the same workers
have demonstrated an unwillingness to contribute to the efficient
production of the product virtually causing the price to be artificially
inflated? ( "...the American companies have to pay their workers 60k -100k
per year, whether they work or not, and then support them in retirement in
that same standard of living for as long as thirty to forty years?...) I'm
just wondering how the two statements can be reconciled. Are the workers
entitled to work for 60-100k with defined benefit plans and sweet
retirement deals because they simply exist as workers or because they
actually contribute profitability to their company?