Walmart decides not to fight a second Battle of the Wilderness

[Dimitri]

Believe it or not, I bet there are more Canadian/American made Goods at Walmarts across Canada then in Canadian Tire stores.

Walmart, although they stock many cheap brands that are imported from China, they also sell a lot of domestic goods right beside the imported brands.

From Furniture, to Dishes, to Sporting Goods, there are domestic goods at Walmart. I bought my plates, some cookware and cups from Walmart that were domestic (Canadian or American) production, had to go elsewhere for the fork/knife/spoon set, but I did buy made in Spain knives from Walmart too.

As for appliances, go to Sears, they stock a LARGE assortment of any appliance you want in either a made in USA or made in Canada variety, not including their "Assembled in" Canada or the US appliances either.

China has a major problem right now due to their stupidity in allowing only one child per family. This law is now catching up with them as there are not enough workers and a lack of females to marry and have a child.

Believe it or not, there are a ton of loop holes.

• If your first is a girl your allowed to have a 2nd child on the condition it is born no sooner then 3 years later.
• If you are a single child, and your spouse is also a single child, your allowed 2 children.
• If your a disabled serviceman, then your allowed 2 children.
• If your child is severely disabled, or dies, your allowed another child.
• If your a ethinic minority (ie non-Han or approx 8% of their population) your allowed 2 kids in urban areas, and up to 4 kids in rural areas.
• If your Han and living in a rural area your allowed 2 Children.
• etc.

If you can afford it you can pay a social maintenance fee to have another kid if none of the loop holes allow. Which is approximately equal to the average disposable income of the region your in, of the year your child was born. Anywhere from 450$ to 1000$ (CAD) for 2005, depending if rural or urban dweller.

The Chinese children per family rate therefor is actually right now at approximately 1.8.

Dimitri