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

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[vintage hunter]

Wonder what happens when an ''accidental'' child comes along and it exceeds the families allowable limit and no loophole covers it? I've heard rumors but find them hard to believe.

[Dimitri]

You pay a fine if no loop hole covers it. And there is no jail time for it either.

If you don't pay the fine you might face a lack of promotions/raises or bonuses. But they back charge the fee anyways, so say you didn't take the child to a hospital or to a school, you have a few years till you need to send them to school to save up the money before you get into trouble.

And the fine is based on average disposable income of the region you live in based on the year the child was born. So if the average person in your area makes say 3,000$ a year, and the cost of living in that region is 2,000$ a year, the max fine for that area will be 1,000$ for that child.

Dimitri

[enfield303t]

One interesting thing is with the high cost of transportation (within China and on the water to North America) it is going to be easier to compete on many items. I work for a company that sells products from China and with container costs going thru the roof we are now able to purchase some products here in Canada as cheap if not cheaper than from China. Transportation costs are going thru the roof due to the overpricing of oil (you will NEVER convince me oil is worth what it is selling for now) and those costs are just going to go up.

[vintage hunter]

Nothing is worth what it's selling for today.

[enfield303t]

Nothing is worth what it's selling for today.

Isn't that the truth!

[arado]

I have no problem with Walmart. We did not lose our production jobs to China. Our jobs went to computerized machines. In which China and germany lead the world. Our profiteers buy cheap and sell high.They care only about money.Sounds normal to me. Gary

[vintage hunter]

Bull buscuits. If American factories simply downsized their labor force by going to computerised/automated machinery why do their products have ''Made in China'' boldly displayed on them????

[arado]

Bull buscuits. If American factories simply downsized their labor force by going to computerised/automated machinery why do their products have ''Made in China'' boldly displayed on them????

The computerized machines are in Germany and China doing the production. gary

[enfield303t]

I have no problem with Walmart. We did not lose our production jobs to China. Our jobs went to computerized machines. In which China and germany lead the world. Our profiteers buy cheap and sell high.They care only about money.Sounds normal to me. Gary

Hate to break your heart but have been to Hong Kong and China buying product and the way money is saved is with cheap labour NOT computerized machines. I have seen it with my own eyes and really know why things are cheaper from China. One day China will become expensive like every country that has a population that demands more in wages, benefits abd standard of living.

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. Give the situation another 10 years and it will be a disaster.
Labor costs are rising in China and will outstrip productivity in a few years. Unions (communist) are now in China and these people want a better standard of living so costs have to rise.

All the factories I bought from were clean, neat and with workers who had very good working conditions otherwise I wouldn't even consider purchasing from them.

Yes computerized machinery is used to make moulds etc but it is hands on labour that make the product you buy. If you think you can make a product with a computerized machine with a cost of 10 cents please reconsider.